Recognised as Colour

#A69E98

#A69E98
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A69E98 is a grey with RGB values 166, 158, 152 and HSL 26°, 7%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A69E98#A69E98

HEX#A69E98

RGBrgb(166, 158, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6196, 0.5961

RGB percentages65.1%, 62%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(25.7, 7.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 8.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.8%, 8.4%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,919,576

CSS custom property--colour: #A69E98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#596167

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A09E98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2A098no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A99C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.8 Gray · ΔE 12.9 Silver · ΔE 12.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light grey · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98A0A6

Analogous#A69899, #A6A598

Triadic#98A69E, #9E98A6

Split complementary#98A6A5, #9899A6

Tetradic#99A698, #98A0A6, #A598A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDEBEA

Lighter +20%#D5D2CF

Lighter +10%#BEB8B3

Darker −10%#8E847D

Darker −20%#746B64

Darker −30%#59524C

Darker −40%#3D3835

More saturated +25%#BE9B80

Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R166

G158

B152

Red166 (65.1%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue25.71°

Saturation (HSL)7.29%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 9E · B 98

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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