Colour
#A69BA1
- #A69BA1
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A69BA1 is a grey with RGB values 166, 155, 161 and HSL 327°, 6%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A69BA1#A69BA1
HEX#A69BA1
RGBrgb(166, 155, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6078, 0.6314
RGB percentages65.1%, 60.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(327.3, 5.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.3, 6.6%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,817
CSS custom property--colour: #A69BA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#59645E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BA6A0
Analogous#A69BA6, #A69B9B
Triadic#A1A69B, #9BA1A6
Split complementary#9BA69B, #9BA6A6
Tetradic#A6A69B, #9BA6A0, #9B9BA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G155
B161
Red166 (65.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue327.27°
Saturation (HSL)5.82%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9B · B A1
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