Recognised as Colour
#A4AEA0
- #A4AEA0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A4AEA0 is a grey with RGB values 164, 174, 160 and HSL 103°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A4AEA0#A4AEA0
HEX#A4AEA0
RGBrgb(164, 174, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6824, 0.6275
RGB percentages64.3%, 68.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(102.9, 8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.9, 8%, 68.2%)
CMYK5.7%, 0%, 8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,792,608
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AEA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5B515F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAA0AE
Analogous#ABAEA0, #A0AEA3
Triadic#A0A4AE, #AEA0A4
Split complementary#A3A0AE, #AEA0AB
Tetradic#A0ABAE, #AAA0AE, #AEA3A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G174
B160
Red164 (64.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue102.86°
Saturation (HSL)7.95%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G AE · B A0
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