Colour
#A5A29C
- #A5A29C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5A29C is a grey with RGB values 165, 162, 156 and HSL 40°, 5%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A5A29C#A5A29C
HEX#A5A29C
RGBrgb(165, 162, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6353, 0.6118
RGB percentages64.7%, 63.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(40, 4.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 5.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 5.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,855,068
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A29C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5A5D63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9FA5
Analogous#A59E9C, #A4A59C
Triadic#9CA5A2, #A29CA5
Split complementary#9CA4A5, #9E9CA5
Tetradic#9CA59E, #9C9FA5, #A59CA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G162
B156
Red165 (64.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G A2 · B 9C
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