Colour
#A7A8AA
- #A7A8AA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A7A8AA is a grey with RGB values 167, 168, 170 and HSL 220°, 2%, 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
#A7A8AA#A7A8AA
HEX#A7A8AA
RGBrgb(167, 168, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6588, 0.6667
RGB percentages65.5%, 65.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(220, 1.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 1.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK1.8%, 1.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,987,690
CSS custom property--colour: #A7A8AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#585755
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAA9A7
Analogous#A7AAAA, #A8A7AA
Triadic#AAA7A8, #A8AAA7
Split complementary#AAA8A7, #AAAAA7
Tetradic#AAA7AA, #AAA9A7, #A7AAA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G168
B170
Red167 (65.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)1.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G A8 · B AA
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