Colour

#A7A499

#A7A499
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A7A499 is a grey with RGB values 167, 164, 153 and HSL 47°, 7%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A7A499

RGBrgb(167, 164, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6431, 0.6

RGB percentages65.5%, 64.3%, 60%

HSLhsl(47.1, 7.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 8.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK0%, 1.8%, 8.4%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,986,649

CSS custom property--colour: #A7A499;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#585B66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A398no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#AAA2A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.4 Silver · ΔE 12.1 Gray · ΔE 15.1 Light grey · ΔE 18.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.45, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#999CA7

Analogous#A79D99, #A3A799

Triadic#99A7A4, #A499A7

Split complementary#99A3A7, #9D99A7

Tetradic#99A79D, #999CA7, #A799A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEEDEB

Lighter +20%#D6D5D0

Lighter +10%#BFBCB4

Darker −10%#8F8C7E

Darker −20%#757265

Darker −30%#5A574D

Darker −40%#3E3C36

More saturated +25%#BFB281

Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R167

G164

B153

Red167 (65.5%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)7.37%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A7 · G A4 · B 99

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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