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Recognised as Colour

#A7AEAF

  • #A7AEAF
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A7AEAF is a grey with RGB values 167, 174, 175 and HSL 187°, 5%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A7AEAF#A7AEAF
HEX#A7AEAF
RGBrgb(167, 174, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6824, 0.6863
RGB percentages65.5%, 68.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(187.5, 4.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 4.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK4.6%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,989,231
CSS custom property--colour: #A7AEAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#585150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADADAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABACAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A5AFAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3Silver · ΔE 7.6Light grey · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 16Gray · ΔE 17.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 2.96, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA8A7
Analogous#A7AFAC, #A7AAAF
Triadic#AFA7AE, #AEAFA7
Split complementary#AFA7AA, #AFACA7
Tetradic#ACA7AF, #AFA8A7, #AAAFA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8F8
Lighter +20%#DCDFE0
Lighter +10%#C2C7C7
Darker −10%#8C9597
Darker −20%#727C7E
Darker −30%#5A6263
Darker −40%#424748
More saturated +25%#92BEC4
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R167
G174
B175
Red167 (65.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G AE · B AF

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