Colour
#A4AAAD
- #A4AAAD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A4AAAD is a grey with RGB values 164, 170, 173 and HSL 200°, 5%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A4AAAD#A4AAAD
HEX#A4AAAD
RGBrgb(164, 170, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6667, 0.6784
RGB percentages64.3%, 66.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(200, 5.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 5.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK5.2%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,791,597
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AAAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#5B5552
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADA7A4
Analogous#A4ADAC, #A4A6AD
Triadic#ADA4AA, #AAADA4
Split complementary#ADA4A6, #ADACA4
Tetradic#ACA4AD, #ADA7A4, #A6ADA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G170
B173
Red164 (64.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)5.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G AA · B AD
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