Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#A697A3

  • #A697A3
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A697A3 is a grey with RGB values 166, 151, 163 and HSL 312°, 8%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A697A3#A697A3
HEX#A697A3
RGBrgb(166, 151, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5922, 0.6392
RGB percentages65.1%, 59.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(312, 7.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 9%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 1.8%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,917,795
CSS custom property--colour: #A697A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#59685C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9CA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A8989Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.2Gray · ΔE 13.7Rosy brown · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Silver · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97A69A
Analogous#A297A6, #A6979C
Triadic#A3A697, #97A3A6
Split complementary#9BA697, #97A6A2
Tetradic#A6A297, #97A69A, #979CA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE9EC
Lighter +20%#D5CED4
Lighter +10%#BEB2BB
Darker −10%#8E7C8B
Darker −20%#746371
Darker −30%#584C56
Darker −40%#3D343B
More saturated +25%#BE7FB1
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R166
G151
B163
Red166 (65.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)7.77%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 97 · B A3

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “a697a3” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.