Colour
#A79D9C
- #A79D9C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A79D9C is a grey with RGB values 167, 157, 156 and HSL 5°, 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
#A79D9C#A79D9C
HEX#A79D9C
RGBrgb(167, 157, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6157, 0.6118
RGB percentages65.5%, 61.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(5.5, 5.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 6.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 6.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,984,860
CSS custom property--colour: #A79D9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#586263
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CA6A7
Analogous#A79CA1, #A7A39C
Triadic#9CA79D, #9D9CA7
Split complementary#9CA7A3, #9CA1A7
Tetradic#A1A79C, #9CA6A7, #A39CA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G157
B156
Red167 (65.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue5.45°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9D · B 9C
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