Colour
#A8A3A6
- #A8A3A6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8A3A6 is a grey with RGB values 168, 163, 166 and HSL 324°, 3%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A8A3A6#A8A3A6
HEX#A8A3A6
RGBrgb(168, 163, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6392, 0.651
RGB percentages65.9%, 63.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(324, 2.8%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324, 3%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 1.2%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,942
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A3A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#575C59
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A8A5
Analogous#A7A3A8, #A8A3A4
Triadic#A6A8A3, #A3A6A8
Split complementary#A3A8A3, #A3A8A8
Tetradic#A8A8A3, #A3A8A5, #A3A3A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G163
B166
Red168 (65.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue324°
Saturation (HSL)2.79%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A3 · B A6
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