Colour
#A6ABA8
- #A6ABA8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6ABA8 is a grey with RGB values 166, 171, 168 and HSL 144°, 3%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6ABA8#A6ABA8
HEX#A6ABA8
RGBrgb(166, 171, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6706, 0.6588
RGB percentages65.1%, 67.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(144, 2.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144, 2.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 1.8%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,922,920
CSS custom property--colour: #A6ABA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#595457
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABA6A9
Analogous#A7ABA6, #A6ABAB
Triadic#A8A6AB, #ABA8A6
Split complementary#ABA6AB, #ABA6A7
Tetradic#A6A7AB, #ABA6A9, #ABABA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G171
B168
Red166 (65.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue144°
Saturation (HSL)2.89%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G AB · B A8
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