Colour

#A8A8A4

#A8A8A4
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A8A8A4 is a grey with RGB values 168, 168, 164 and HSL 60°, 2%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A8A8A4

RGBrgb(168, 168, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6588, 0.6431

RGB percentages65.9%, 65.9%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(60, 2.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 2.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,053,220

CSS custom property--colour: #A8A8A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#57575B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9A8A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9A8A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A9A7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 2.2 Silver · ΔE 9.2 Gray · ΔE 15.3 Light grey · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 2.25, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4A4A8

Analogous#A8A6A4, #A6A8A4

Triadic#A4A8A8, #A8A4A8

Split complementary#A4A6A8, #A6A4A8

Tetradic#A4A8A6, #A4A4A8, #A8A4A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F3F2

Lighter +20%#DADAD8

Lighter +10%#C1C1BE

Darker −10%#8F8F8A

Darker −20%#767670

Darker −30%#5C5C57

Darker −40%#41413F

More saturated +25%#BEBE8E

Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R168

G168

B164

Red168 (65.9%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)2.25%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR A8 · G A8 · B A4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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