Colour
#A8A8A8
- #A8A8A8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8A8A8 is a grey with RGB values 168, 168, 168 and HSL 0°, 0%, 66%. 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
#A8A8A8#A8A8A8
HEX#A8A8A8
RGBrgb(168, 168, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6588, 0.6588
RGB percentages65.9%, 65.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,224
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A8A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#575757
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8A8A8
Analogous#A8A8A8, #A8A8A8
Triadic#A8A8A8, #A8A8A8
Split complementary#A8A8A8, #A8A8A8
Tetradic#A8A8A8, #A8A8A8, #A8A8A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G168
B168
Red168 (65.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR A8 · G A8 · B A8
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