Colour
#A59CA4
- #A59CA4
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A59CA4 is a grey with RGB values 165, 156, 164 and HSL 307°, 5%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A59CA4#A59CA4
HEX#A59CA4
RGBrgb(165, 156, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6118, 0.6431
RGB percentages64.7%, 61.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(306.7, 4.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 5.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.5%, 0.6%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,853,540
CSS custom property--colour: #A59CA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5A635B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CA59D
Analogous#A29CA5, #A59CA0
Triadic#A4A59C, #9CA4A5
Split complementary#A0A59C, #9CA5A2
Tetradic#A5A29C, #9CA59D, #9CA0A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G156
B164
Red165 (64.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 9C · B A4
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