Colour
#A89FAA
- #A89FAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A89FAA is a grey with RGB values 168, 159, 170 and HSL 289°, 6%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A89FAA#A89FAA
HEX#A89FAA
RGBrgb(168, 159, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6235, 0.6667
RGB percentages65.9%, 62.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(289.1, 6.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 6.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,050,922
CSS custom property--colour: #A89FAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#576055
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1AA9F
Analogous#A39FAA, #AA9FA7
Triadic#AAA89F, #9FAAA8
Split complementary#A6AA9F, #9FAAA3
Tetradic#AAA39F, #A1AA9F, #9FA6AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G159
B170
Red168 (65.9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)6.08%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 9F · B AA
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