Colour
#A6AAA1
- #A6AAA1
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6AAA1 is a grey with RGB values 166, 170, 161 and HSL 87°, 5%, 65%. 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
#A6AAA1#A6AAA1
HEX#A6AAA1
RGBrgb(166, 170, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6667, 0.6314
RGB percentages65.1%, 66.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(86.7, 5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.7, 5.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK2.4%, 0%, 5.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,922,657
CSS custom property--colour: #A6AAA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#59555E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5A1AA
Analogous#AAA9A1, #A2AAA1
Triadic#A1A6AA, #AAA1A6
Split complementary#A1A2AA, #A9A1AA
Tetradic#A1AAA9, #A5A1AA, #AAA1A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G170
B161
Red166 (65.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue86.67°
Saturation (HSL)5.03%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G AA · B A1
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