Colour
#A6A7AD
- #A6A7AD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6A7AD is a grey with RGB values 166, 167, 173 and HSL 231°, 4%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6A7AD#A6A7AD
HEX#A6A7AD
RGBrgb(166, 167, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6549, 0.6784
RGB percentages65.1%, 65.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(231.4, 4.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 4%, 67.8%)
CMYK4%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,901
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A7AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#595852
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADACA6
Analogous#A6ABAD, #A9A6AD
Triadic#ADA6A7, #A7ADA6
Split complementary#ADA9A6, #ABADA6
Tetradic#ADA6AB, #ADACA6, #A6ADA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G167
B173
Red166 (65.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)4.09%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G A7 · B AD
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