Colour
#A6A7A7
- #A6A7A7
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6A7A7 is a grey with RGB values 166, 167, 167 and HSL 180°, 1%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6A7A7#A6A7A7
HEX#A6A7A7
RGBrgb(166, 167, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6549, 0.6549
RGB percentages65.1%, 65.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(180, 0.6%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 0.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,895
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A7A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#595858
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7A6A6
Analogous#A6A7A7, #A6A7A7
Triadic#A7A6A7, #A7A7A6
Split complementary#A7A6A7, #A7A7A6
Tetradic#A7A6A7, #A7A6A6, #A7A7A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G167
B167
Red166 (65.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)0.56%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR A6 · G A7 · B A7
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