Colour
#A8A7A0
- #A8A7A0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8A7A0 is a grey with RGB values 168, 167, 160 and HSL 53°, 4%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A8A7A0#A8A7A0
HEX#A8A7A0
RGBrgb(168, 167, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6549, 0.6275
RGB percentages65.9%, 65.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(52.5, 4.4%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 4.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 4.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,052,960
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A7A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#57585F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0A1A8
Analogous#A8A3A0, #A5A8A0
Triadic#A0A8A7, #A7A0A8
Split complementary#A0A5A8, #A3A0A8
Tetradic#A0A8A3, #A0A1A8, #A8A0A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G167
B160
Red168 (65.9%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.4%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A7 · B A0
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