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Recognised as Colour

#A4B0AE

  • #A4B0AE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A4B0AE is a grey with RGB values 164, 176, 174 and HSL 170°, 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

#A4B0AE#A4B0AE
HEX#A4B0AE
RGBrgb(164, 176, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6902, 0.6824
RGB percentages64.3%, 69%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(170, 7.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 6.8%, 69%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 1.1%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,793,134
CSS custom property--colour: #A4B0AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5B4F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAEAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACADAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A1B1AFno 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 text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.9Silver · ΔE 8.2Light grey · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5Gray · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.87, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A4A6
Analogous#A4B0A8, #A4ACB0
Triadic#AEA4B0, #B0AEA4
Split complementary#B0A4AC, #B0A8A4
Tetradic#A8A4B0, #B0A4A6, #ACB0A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7F7
Lighter +20%#DBDFDF
Lighter +10%#BFC8C6
Darker −10%#899896
Darker −20%#6F7F7D
Darker −30%#576462
Darker −40%#3F4947
More saturated +25%#8FC5BC
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R164
G176
B174
Red164 (64.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)7.06%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G B0 · B AE

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