Recognised as Colour
#A79BA3
- #A79BA3
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A79BA3 is a grey with RGB values 167, 155, 163 and HSL 320°, 6%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A79BA3#A79BA3
HEX#A79BA3
RGBrgb(167, 155, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6078, 0.6392
RGB percentages65.5%, 60.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(320, 6.4%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 7.2%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 2.4%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,984,355
CSS custom property--colour: #A79BA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#58645C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BA79F
Analogous#A59BA7, #A79B9D
Triadic#A3A79B, #9BA3A7
Split complementary#9DA79B, #9BA7A5
Tetradic#A7A59B, #9BA79F, #9B9DA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G155
B163
Red167 (65.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)6.38%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9B · B A3
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