Recognised as Colour
#A8A4A2
- #A8A4A2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8A4A2 is a grey with RGB values 168, 164, 162 and HSL 20°, 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
#A8A4A2#A8A4A2
HEX#A8A4A2
RGBrgb(168, 164, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6431, 0.6353
RGB percentages65.9%, 64.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(20, 3.3%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 3.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 3.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,052,194
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A4A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#575B5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A6A8
Analogous#A8A2A3, #A8A7A2
Triadic#A2A8A4, #A4A2A8
Split complementary#A2A8A7, #A2A3A8
Tetradic#A3A8A2, #A2A6A8, #A7A2A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G164
B162
Red168 (65.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)3.33%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A4 · B A2
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