Colour
#A6A8A9
- #A6A8A9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6A8A9 is a grey with RGB values 166, 168, 169 and HSL 200°, 2%, 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
#A6A8A9#A6A8A9
HEX#A6A8A9
RGBrgb(166, 168, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6588, 0.6627
RGB percentages65.1%, 65.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(200, 1.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 1.8%, 66.3%)
CMYK1.8%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,922,153
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A8A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#595756
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9A7A6
Analogous#A6A9A9, #A6A7A9
Triadic#A9A6A8, #A8A9A6
Split complementary#A9A6A7, #A9A9A6
Tetradic#A9A6A9, #A9A7A6, #A7A9A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G168
B169
Red166 (65.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)1.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G A8 · B A9
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