Colour
#A6ACAA
- #A6ACAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6ACAA is a grey with RGB values 166, 172, 170 and HSL 160°, 3%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6ACAA#A6ACAA
HEX#A6ACAA
RGBrgb(166, 172, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6745, 0.6667
RGB percentages65.1%, 67.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(160, 3.5%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 3.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK3.5%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923,178
CSS custom property--colour: #A6ACAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#595355
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACA6A8
Analogous#A6ACA7, #A6ABAC
Triadic#AAA6AC, #ACAAA6
Split complementary#ACA6AB, #ACA7A6
Tetradic#A7A6AC, #ACA6A8, #ABACA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G172
B170
Red166 (65.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)3.49%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G AC · B AA
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