Colour

#A5A49D

#A5A49D
Grey
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Nearest: Dark grey

#A5A49D is a grey with RGB values 165, 164, 157 and HSL 53°, 4%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A5A49D#A5A49D

HEX#A5A49D

RGBrgb(165, 164, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6431, 0.6157

RGB percentages64.7%, 64.3%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(52.5, 4.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 4.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK0%, 0.6%, 4.8%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,855,581

CSS custom property--colour: #A5A49D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36985WCAG 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 8.4:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#5A5B62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A39Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6A49Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A6A3A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.3 Silver · ΔE 11.1 Gray · ΔE 14.2 Light grey · ΔE 17.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.34, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9D9EA5

Analogous#A5A09D, #A2A59D

Triadic#9DA5A4, #A49DA5

Split complementary#9DA2A5, #A09DA5

Tetradic#9DA5A0, #9D9EA5, #A59DA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEEEED

Lighter +20%#D6D5D2

Lighter +10%#BDBDB8

Darker −10%#8D8B82

Darker −20%#737269

Darker −30%#585751

Darker −40%#3E3D38

More saturated +25%#BCB685

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R165

G164

B157

Red165 (64.7%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)4.26%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A5 · G A4 · B 9D

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