Recognised as Colour
#A8A2AA
- #A8A2AA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8A2AA is a grey with RGB values 168, 162, 170 and HSL 285°, 4%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A8A2AA#A8A2AA
HEX#A8A2AA
RGBrgb(168, 162, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6353, 0.6667
RGB percentages65.9%, 63.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(285, 4.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 4.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 4.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,690
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A2AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#575D55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4AAA2
Analogous#A4A2AA, #AAA2A8
Triadic#AAA8A2, #A2AAA8
Split complementary#A8AAA2, #A2AAA4
Tetradic#AAA4A2, #A4AAA2, #A2A8AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G162
B170
Red168 (65.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)4.49%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A2 · B AA
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