Recognised as Colour

#A4A196

#A4A196
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A4A196 is a grey with RGB values 164, 161, 150 and HSL 47°, 7%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A4A196#A4A196

HEX#A4A196

RGBrgb(164, 161, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6314, 0.5882

RGB percentages64.3%, 63.1%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(47.1, 7.1%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 8.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 1.8%, 8.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,789,270

CSS custom property--colour: #A4A196;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#5B5E69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A095no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4A196no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#A79F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.9 Silver · ΔE 13.1 Gray · ΔE 14 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1 Light grey · ΔE 19.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9699A4

Analogous#A49A96, #A0A496

Triadic#96A4A1, #A196A4

Split complementary#96A0A4, #9A96A4

Tetradic#96A49A, #9699A4, #A496A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBEAE8

Lighter +20%#D3D2CD

Lighter +10%#BCB9B1

Darker −10%#8C897B

Darker −20%#726E62

Darker −30%#56544B

Darker −40%#3B3933

More saturated +25%#BDAF7E

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R164

G161

B150

Red164 (64.3%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)7.14%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G A1 · B 96

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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