Colour
#A5A39E
- #A5A39E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5A39E is a grey with RGB values 165, 163, 158 and HSL 43°, 4%, 63%. 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
#A5A39E#A5A39E
HEX#A5A39E
RGBrgb(165, 163, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6392, 0.6196
RGB percentages64.7%, 63.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(42.9, 3.7%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 4.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 4.2%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,855,326
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A39E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5A5C61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EA0A5
Analogous#A59F9E, #A4A59E
Triadic#9EA5A3, #A39EA5
Split complementary#9EA4A5, #9F9EA5
Tetradic#9EA59F, #9EA0A5, #A59EA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G163
B158
Red165 (64.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)3.74%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G A3 · B 9E
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