Colour
#A49595
- #A49595
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A49595 is a grey with RGB values 164, 149, 149 and HSL 0°, 8%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A49595#A49595
HEX#A49595
RGBrgb(164, 149, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5843, 0.5843
RGB percentages64.3%, 58.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(0, 7.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 9.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 9.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,786,197
CSS custom property--colour: #A49595;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#5B6A6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95A4A4
Analogous#A4959D, #A49D95
Triadic#95A495, #9595A4
Split complementary#95A49D, #959DA4
Tetradic#9DA495, #95A4A4, #9D95A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G149
B149
Red164 (64.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)7.61%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 95 · B 95
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