Recognised as Colour
#A49998
- #A49998
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A49998 is a grey with RGB values 164, 153, 152 and HSL 5°, 6%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A49998#A49998
HEX#A49998
RGBrgb(164, 153, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6, 0.5961
RGB percentages64.3%, 60%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(5, 6.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5, 7.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 7.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,787,224
CSS custom property--colour: #A49998;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5B6667
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98A3A4
Analogous#A4989D, #A49F98
Triadic#98A499, #9998A4
Split complementary#98A49F, #989DA4
Tetradic#9DA498, #98A3A4, #9F98A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G153
B152
Red164 (64.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue5°
Saturation (HSL)6.19%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 99 · B 98
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