Recognised as Colour

#A8A6A1

#A8A6A1
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A8A6A1 is a grey with RGB values 168, 166, 161 and HSL 43°, 4%, 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

#A8A6A1#A8A6A1

HEX#A8A6A1

RGBrgb(168, 166, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.651, 0.6314

RGB percentages65.9%, 65.1%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(42.9, 3.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 4.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 1.2%, 4.2%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,052,705

CSS custom property--colour: #A8A6A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#57595E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A6A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A6A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#A9A5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3 Silver · ΔE 10 Gray · ΔE 14.8 Light grey · ΔE 16.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.05, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A1A3A8

Analogous#A8A3A1, #A7A8A1

Triadic#A1A8A6, #A6A1A8

Split complementary#A1A7A8, #A3A1A8

Tetradic#A1A8A3, #A1A3A8, #A8A1A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F1F0

Lighter +20%#D9D8D6

Lighter +10%#C1BFBB

Darker −10%#8F8D87

Darker −20%#76736D

Darker −30%#5B5955

Darker −40%#41403C

More saturated +25%#BFB08A

Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R168

G166

B161

Red168 (65.9%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue42.86°

Saturation (HSL)3.87%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G A6 · B A1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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