Colour
#A79F9E
- #A79F9E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A79F9E is a grey with RGB values 167, 159, 158 and HSL 7°, 5%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A79F9E#A79F9E
HEX#A79F9E
RGBrgb(167, 159, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6235, 0.6196
RGB percentages65.5%, 62.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(6.7, 4.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 5.4%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 5.4%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,985,374
CSS custom property--colour: #A79F9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#586061
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EA6A7
Analogous#A79EA2, #A7A39E
Triadic#9EA79F, #9F9EA7
Split complementary#9EA7A3, #9EA2A7
Tetradic#A2A79E, #9EA6A7, #A39EA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G159
B158
Red167 (65.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue6.67°
Saturation (HSL)4.86%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9F · B 9E
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