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Recognised as Colour

#A4A6B0

  • #A4A6B0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A4A6B0 is a grey with RGB values 164, 166, 176 and HSL 230°, 7%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A4A6B0#A4A6B0
HEX#A4A6B0
RGBrgb(164, 166, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.651, 0.6902
RGB percentages64.3%, 65.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(230, 7.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 6.8%, 69%)
CMYK6.8%, 5.7%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,790,576
CSS custom property--colour: #A4A6B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5B594F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A7B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A6B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A2A8A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.6Silver · ΔE 11Light slate grey · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Gray · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0AEA4
Analogous#A4ACB0, #A8A4B0
Triadic#B0A4A6, #A6B0A4
Split complementary#B0A8A4, #ACB0A4
Tetradic#B0A4AC, #B0AEA4, #A4B0A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F6F7
Lighter +20%#DBDBDF
Lighter +10%#BFC1C8
Darker −10%#898B98
Darker −20%#6F717F
Darker −30%#575964
Darker −40%#3F4149
More saturated +25%#8F98C5
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R164
G166
B176
Red164 (64.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)7.06%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G A6 · B B0

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