Colour

#A6A9AF

#A6A9AF
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A6A9AF is a grey with RGB values 166, 169, 175 and HSL 220°, 5%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A6A9AF

RGBrgb(166, 169, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6627, 0.6863

RGB percentages65.1%, 66.3%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(220, 5.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 5.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK5.1%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,922,415

CSS custom property--colour: #A6A9AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#595650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A9AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6A8AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A4AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.5 Silver · ΔE 9.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 15 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Light grey · ΔE 15.8 Gray · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.45, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AFACA6

Analogous#A6AEAF, #A8A6AF

Triadic#AFA6A9, #A9AFA6

Split complementary#AFA8A6, #AEAFA6

Tetradic#AFA6AE, #AFACA6, #A6AFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F7F7

Lighter +20%#DCDDDF

Lighter +10%#C1C3C7

Darker −10%#8B8F97

Darker −20%#71757E

Darker −30%#595C63

Darker −40%#414348

More saturated +25%#91A2C4

Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R166

G169

B175

Red166 (65.1%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)5.33%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G A9 · B AF

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