Recognised as Colour
#A4A2AA
- #A4A2AA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A4A2AA is a grey with RGB values 164, 162, 170 and HSL 255°, 4%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A4A2AA#A4A2AA
HEX#A4A2AA
RGBrgb(164, 162, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6353, 0.6667
RGB percentages64.3%, 63.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(255, 4.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 4.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK3.5%, 4.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,789,546
CSS custom property--colour: #A4A2AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5B5D55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8AAA2
Analogous#A2A4AA, #A8A2AA
Triadic#AAA4A2, #A2AAA4
Split complementary#AAA8A2, #A4AAA2
Tetradic#AAA2A4, #A8AAA2, #A2AAA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G162
B170
Red164 (64.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)4.49%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G A2 · B AA
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