Colour
#A7A59E
- #A7A59E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A7A59E is a grey with RGB values 167, 165, 158 and HSL 47°, 5%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A7A59E#A7A59E
HEX#A7A59E
RGBrgb(167, 165, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6471, 0.6196
RGB percentages65.5%, 64.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(46.7, 4.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 5.4%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 5.4%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,986,910
CSS custom property--colour: #A7A59E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#585A61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EA0A7
Analogous#A7A19E, #A4A79E
Triadic#9EA7A5, #A59EA7
Split complementary#9EA4A7, #A19EA7
Tetradic#9EA7A1, #9EA0A7, #A79EA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G165
B158
Red167 (65.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)4.86%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G A5 · B 9E
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