Recognised as Colour
#A6A598
- #A6A598
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6A598 is a grey with RGB values 166, 165, 152 and HSL 56°, 7%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6A598#A6A598
HEX#A6A598
RGBrgb(166, 165, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6471, 0.5961
RGB percentages65.1%, 64.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(55.7, 7.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.7, 8.4%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 8.4%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,368
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A598;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#595A67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9899A6
Analogous#A69E98, #A0A698
Triadic#98A6A5, #A598A6
Split complementary#98A0A6, #9E98A6
Tetradic#98A69E, #9899A6, #A698A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G165
B152
Red166 (65.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue55.71°
Saturation (HSL)7.29%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G A5 · B 98
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