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Colour

#A3AEB2

  • #A3AEB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A3AEB2 is a cyan with RGB values 163, 174, 178 and HSL 196°, 9%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A3AEB2#A3AEB2
HEX#A3AEB2
RGBrgb(163, 174, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6824, 0.698
RGB percentages63.9%, 68.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(196, 8.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 8.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK8.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,727,090
CSS custom property--colour: #A3AEB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5C514D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACADB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9ABB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9FAFAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.7Silver · ΔE 8.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Light grey · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Gray · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.68, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2A7A3
Analogous#A3B2AF, #A3A7B2
Triadic#B2A3AE, #AEB2A3
Split complementary#B2A3A7, #B2AEA3
Tetradic#AFA3B2, #B2A7A3, #A7B2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7F8
Lighter +20%#DBDFE0
Lighter +10%#BFC6C9
Darker −10%#87969B
Darker −20%#6D7C82
Darker −30%#566266
Darker −40%#3E474B
More saturated +25%#8EB8C7
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R163
G174
B178
Red163 (63.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue196°
Saturation (HSL)8.88%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G AE · B B2

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