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Colour

#A4AFAE

  • #A4AFAE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A4AFAE is a grey with RGB values 164, 175, 174 and HSL 175°, 6%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A4AFAE#A4AFAE
HEX#A4AFAE
RGBrgb(164, 175, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6863, 0.6824
RGB percentages64.3%, 68.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(174.5, 6.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 6.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK6.3%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,792,878
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AFAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5B5051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEAEAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABACAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A1B0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.3Silver · ΔE 8.2Light grey · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Gray · ΔE 17.5Gainsboro · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.34, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA4A5
Analogous#A4AFA9, #A4ABAF
Triadic#AEA4AF, #AFAEA4
Split complementary#AFA4AB, #AFA9A4
Tetradic#A9A4AF, #AFA4A5, #ABAFA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7F6
Lighter +20%#DADFDE
Lighter +10%#BFC7C6
Darker −10%#899796
Darker −20%#6F7E7D
Darker −30%#576362
Darker −40%#3F4847
More saturated +25%#8FC4BF
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R164
G175
B174
Red164 (64.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue174.55°
Saturation (HSL)6.43%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G AF · B AE

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