Recognised as Colour
#A3A9A0
- #A3A9A0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A3A9A0 is a grey with RGB values 163, 169, 160 and HSL 100°, 5%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A3A9A0#A3A9A0
HEX#A3A9A0
RGBrgb(163, 169, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6627, 0.6275
RGB percentages63.9%, 66.3%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(100, 5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 5.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 5.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,725,792
CSS custom property--colour: #A3A9A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5C565F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6A0A9
Analogous#A7A9A0, #A0A9A2
Triadic#A0A3A9, #A9A0A3
Split complementary#A2A0A9, #A9A0A8
Tetradic#A0A8A9, #A6A0A9, #A9A2A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G169
B160
Red163 (63.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)4.97%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G A9 · B A0
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