Recognised as Colour
#A8A4AA
- #A8A4AA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8A4AA is a grey with RGB values 168, 164, 170 and HSL 280°, 3%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A8A4AA#A8A4AA
HEX#A8A4AA
RGBrgb(168, 164, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6431, 0.6667
RGB percentages65.9%, 64.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(280, 3.4%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 3.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,052,202
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A4AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#575B55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6AAA4
Analogous#A5A4AA, #AAA4A9
Triadic#AAA8A4, #A4AAA8
Split complementary#A9AAA4, #A4AAA5
Tetradic#AAA5A4, #A6AAA4, #A4A9AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G164
B170
Red168 (65.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)3.41%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A4 · B AA
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