Colour
#A7ACAA
- #A7ACAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A7ACAA is a grey with RGB values 167, 172, 170 and HSL 156°, 3%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A7ACAA#A7ACAA
HEX#A7ACAA
RGBrgb(167, 172, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6745, 0.6667
RGB percentages65.5%, 67.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(156, 2.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 2.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,988,714
CSS custom property--colour: #A7ACAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#585355
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACA7A9
Analogous#A7ACA8, #A7ACAC
Triadic#AAA7AC, #ACAAA7
Split complementary#ACA7AC, #ACA8A7
Tetradic#A8A7AC, #ACA7A9, #ACACA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G172
B170
Red167 (65.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)2.92%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A7 · G AC · B AA
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