Recognised as Colour
#A3ACA2
- #A3ACA2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A3ACA2 is a grey with RGB values 163, 172, 162 and HSL 114°, 6%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A3ACA2#A3ACA2
HEX#A3ACA2
RGBrgb(163, 172, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6745, 0.6353
RGB percentages63.9%, 67.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(114, 5.7%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114, 5.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK5.2%, 0%, 5.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,726,562
CSS custom property--colour: #A3ACA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#5C535D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABA2AC
Analogous#A8ACA2, #A2ACA6
Triadic#A2A3AC, #ACA2A3
Split complementary#A6A2AC, #ACA2A8
Tetradic#A2A8AC, #ABA2AC, #ACA6A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G172
B162
Red163 (63.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue114°
Saturation (HSL)5.68%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G AC · B A2
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