Colour
#A7A7AC
- #A7A7AC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A7A7AC is a grey with RGB values 167, 167, 172 and HSL 240°, 3%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A7A7AC#A7A7AC
HEX#A7A7AC
RGBrgb(167, 167, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6549, 0.6745
RGB percentages65.5%, 65.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(240, 2.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 2.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK2.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,987,436
CSS custom property--colour: #A7A7AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#585853
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACACA7
Analogous#A7AAAC, #AAA7AC
Triadic#ACA7A7, #A7ACA7
Split complementary#ACAAA7, #AAACA7
Tetradic#ACA7AA, #ACACA7, #A7ACAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G167
B172
Red167 (65.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)2.92%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G A7 · B AC
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