Recognised as Colour
#A5A7AD
- #A5A7AD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5A7AD is a grey with RGB values 165, 167, 173 and HSL 225°, 5%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A5A7AD#A5A7AD
HEX#A5A7AD
RGBrgb(165, 167, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6549, 0.6784
RGB percentages64.7%, 65.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(225, 4.7%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 4.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK4.6%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,856,365
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A7AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5A5852
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADABA5
Analogous#A5ABAD, #A7A5AD
Triadic#ADA5A7, #A7ADA5
Split complementary#ADA7A5, #ABADA5
Tetradic#ADA5AB, #ADABA5, #A5ADA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G167
B173
Red165 (64.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)4.65%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G A7 · B AD
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