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Recognised as Colour

#A8A1A7

  • #A8A1A7
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A8A1A7 is a grey with RGB values 168, 161, 167 and HSL 309°, 4%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A8A1A7#A8A1A7
HEX#A8A1A7
RGBrgb(168, 161, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6314, 0.6549
RGB percentages65.9%, 63.1%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(308.6, 3.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 4.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 0.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,431
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A1A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#575E58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A2A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A3A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.8Silver · ΔE 11.5Gray · ΔE 14.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.82, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1A8A2
Analogous#A6A1A8, #A8A1A3
Triadic#A7A8A1, #A1A7A8
Split complementary#A3A8A1, #A1A8A6
Tetradic#A8A6A1, #A1A8A2, #A1A3A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F0F1
Lighter +20%#D9D6D9
Lighter +10%#C1BBC0
Darker −10%#8F878E
Darker −20%#766D75
Darker −30%#5B555A
Darker −40%#413C40
More saturated +25%#BF8AB7
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R168
G161
B167
Red168 (65.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)3.87%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A1 · B A7

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