Recognised as Colour
#A5A1AC
- #A5A1AC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5A1AC is a grey with RGB values 165, 161, 172 and HSL 262°, 6%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A5A1AC#A5A1AC
HEX#A5A1AC
RGBrgb(165, 161, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6314, 0.6745
RGB percentages64.7%, 63.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(261.8, 6.2%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 6.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK4.1%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,854,828
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A1AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5A5E53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8ACA1
Analogous#A1A3AC, #ABA1AC
Triadic#ACA5A1, #A1ACA5
Split complementary#ACABA1, #A3ACA1
Tetradic#ACA1A3, #A8ACA1, #A1ACAB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G161
B172
Red165 (64.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)6.21%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G A1 · B AC
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