Recognised as Colour
#A89BA4
- #A89BA4
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A89BA4 is a grey with RGB values 168, 155, 164 and HSL 318°, 7%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A89BA4#A89BA4
HEX#A89BA4
RGBrgb(168, 155, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6078, 0.6431
RGB percentages65.9%, 60.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(318.5, 7%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 7.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 2.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,049,892
CSS custom property--colour: #A89BA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#57645B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BA89F
Analogous#A59BA8, #A89B9E
Triadic#A4A89B, #9BA4A8
Split complementary#9EA89B, #9BA8A5
Tetradic#A8A59B, #9BA89F, #9B9EA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G155
B164
Red168 (65.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue318.46°
Saturation (HSL)6.95%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 9B · B A4
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