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Colour

#A496A3

  • #A496A3
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A496A3 is a grey with RGB values 164, 150, 163 and HSL 304°, 7%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A496A3#A496A3
HEX#A496A3
RGBrgb(164, 150, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5882, 0.6392
RGB percentages64.3%, 58.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(304.3, 7.1%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.3, 8.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 0.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,786,467
CSS custom property--colour: #A496A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5B695C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9599A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#989BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A5979Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.6Gray · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Silver · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A497
Analogous#9E96A4, #A4969C
Triadic#A3A496, #96A3A4
Split complementary#9CA496, #96A49E
Tetradic#A49E96, #96A497, #969CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE8EB
Lighter +20%#D3CDD3
Lighter +10%#BCB1BB
Darker −10%#8C7B8B
Darker −20%#726270
Darker −30%#564B55
Darker −40%#3B333A
More saturated +25%#BD7EB8
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R164
G150
B163
Red164 (64.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue304.29°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 96 · B A3

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