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Colour

#A3ADAE

  • #A3ADAE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A3ADAE is a grey with RGB values 163, 173, 174 and HSL 185°, 6%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A3ADAE#A3ADAE
HEX#A3ADAE
RGBrgb(163, 173, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6784, 0.6824
RGB percentages63.9%, 67.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(185.5, 6.4%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 6.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK6.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,726,830
CSS custom property--colour: #A3ADAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5C5251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABACAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AAAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A0AEADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.8Silver · ΔE 8.6Light grey · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.8, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA4A3
Analogous#A3AEAA, #A3A8AE
Triadic#AEA3AD, #ADAEA3
Split complementary#AEA3A8, #AEAAA3
Tetradic#AAA3AE, #AEA4A3, #A8AEA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6F6
Lighter +20%#D9DDDE
Lighter +10%#BEC5C6
Darker −10%#889596
Darker −20%#6E7C7D
Darker −30%#566162
Darker −40%#3E4647
More saturated +25%#8DBFC4
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R163
G173
B174
Red163 (63.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)6.36%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G AD · B AE

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