Recognised as Colour
#A6A59C
- #A6A59C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6A59C is a grey with RGB values 166, 165, 156 and HSL 54°, 5%, 63%. 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
#A6A59C#A6A59C
HEX#A6A59C
RGBrgb(166, 165, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6471, 0.6118
RGB percentages65.1%, 64.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(54, 5.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54, 6%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,372
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A59C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#595A63
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 text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9DA6
Analogous#A6A09C, #A2A69C
Triadic#9CA6A5, #A59CA6
Split complementary#9CA2A6, #A09CA6
Tetradic#9CA6A0, #9C9DA6, #A69CA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G165
B156
Red166 (65.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue54°
Saturation (HSL)5.32%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G A5 · B 9C
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