Recognised as Colour
#A49F9D
- #A49F9D
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A49F9D is a grey with RGB values 164, 159, 157 and HSL 17°, 4%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A49F9D#A49F9D
HEX#A49F9D
RGBrgb(164, 159, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6235, 0.6157
RGB percentages64.3%, 62.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(17.1, 3.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 4.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 4.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,788,765
CSS custom property--colour: #A49F9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5B6062
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA2A4
Analogous#A49D9F, #A4A39D
Triadic#9DA49F, #9F9DA4
Split complementary#9DA4A3, #9D9FA4
Tetradic#9FA49D, #9DA2A4, #A39DA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G159
B157
Red164 (64.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue17.14°
Saturation (HSL)3.7%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9F · B 9D
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