Colour
#A7AAAC
- #A7AAAC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A7AAAC is a grey with RGB values 167, 170, 172 and HSL 204°, 3%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A7AAAC#A7AAAC
HEX#A7AAAC
RGBrgb(167, 170, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6667, 0.6745
RGB percentages65.5%, 66.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(204, 2.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 2.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK2.9%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,988,204
CSS custom property--colour: #A7AAAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#585553
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACA9A7
Analogous#A7ACAC, #A7A8AC
Triadic#ACA7AA, #AAACA7
Split complementary#ACA7A8, #ACACA7
Tetradic#ACA7AC, #ACA9A7, #A8ACA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G170
B172
Red167 (65.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)2.92%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G AA · B AC
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