Recognised as Colour
#A79899
- #A79899
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A79899 is a grey with RGB values 167, 152, 153 and HSL 356°, 8%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A79899#A79899
HEX#A79899
RGBrgb(167, 152, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5961, 0.6
RGB percentages65.5%, 59.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(356, 7.9%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356, 9%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 8.4%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,577
CSS custom property--colour: #A79899;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#586766
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98A7A6
Analogous#A798A1, #A79F98
Triadic#99A798, #9899A7
Split complementary#98A79F, #98A1A7
Tetradic#A1A798, #98A7A6, #9F98A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G152
B153
Red167 (65.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue356°
Saturation (HSL)7.85%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 98 · B 99
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