Recognised as Colour
#A69FAC
- #A69FAC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A69FAC is a grey with RGB values 166, 159, 172 and HSL 272°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A69FAC#A69FAC
HEX#A69FAC
RGBrgb(166, 159, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6235, 0.6745
RGB percentages65.1%, 62.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(272.3, 7.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 7.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK3.5%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,919,852
CSS custom property--colour: #A69FAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#596053
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5AC9F
Analogous#A09FAC, #AC9FAC
Triadic#ACA69F, #9FACA6
Split complementary#ACAC9F, #9FACA0
Tetradic#ACA09F, #A5AC9F, #9FABAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G159
B172
Red166 (65.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue272.31°
Saturation (HSL)7.26%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9F · B AC
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