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Recognised as Colour

#A4B0A8

  • #A4B0A8
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A4B0A8 is a grey with RGB values 164, 176, 168 and HSL 140°, 7%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A4B0A8#A4B0A8
HEX#A4B0A8
RGBrgb(164, 176, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6902, 0.6588
RGB percentages64.3%, 69%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(140, 7.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 6.8%, 69%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 4.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,793,128
CSS custom property--colour: #A4B0A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5B4F57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0AEA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEACA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A2B0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 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 text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.5Silver · ΔE 9.4Light grey · ΔE 15.2Gainsboro · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 18.3Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A4AC
Analogous#A6B0A4, #A4B0AE
Triadic#A8A4B0, #B0A8A4
Split complementary#AEA4B0, #B0A4A6
Tetradic#A4A6B0, #B0A4AC, #B0AEA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7F6
Lighter +20%#DBDFDC
Lighter +10%#BFC8C2
Darker −10%#89988E
Darker −20%#6F7F74
Darker −30%#57645B
Darker −40%#3F4942
More saturated +25%#8FC5A1
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R164
G176
B168
Red164 (64.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)7.06%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G B0 · B A8

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