Colour
#A4A197
- #A4A197
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A4A197 is a grey with RGB values 164, 161, 151 and HSL 46°, 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
#A4A197#A4A197
HEX#A4A197
RGBrgb(164, 161, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6314, 0.5922
RGB percentages64.3%, 63.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(46.2, 6.7%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 7.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 7.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,789,271
CSS custom property--colour: #A4A197;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 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#5B5E68
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#979AA4
Analogous#A49B97, #A1A497
Triadic#97A4A1, #A197A4
Split complementary#97A1A4, #9B97A4
Tetradic#97A49B, #979AA4, #A497A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G161
B151
Red164 (64.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)6.67%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G A1 · B 97
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