Colour
#A5979A
- #A5979A
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5979A is a grey with RGB values 165, 151, 154 and HSL 347°, 7%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A5979A#A5979A
HEX#A5979A
RGBrgb(165, 151, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5922, 0.6039
RGB percentages64.7%, 59.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(347.1, 7.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 8.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 6.7%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,852,250
CSS custom property--colour: #A5979A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5A6865
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97A5A2
Analogous#A597A1, #A59B97
Triadic#9AA597, #979AA5
Split complementary#97A59B, #97A1A5
Tetradic#A1A597, #97A5A2, #9B97A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G151
B154
Red165 (64.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue347.14°
Saturation (HSL)7.22%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 97 · B 9A
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