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Colour

#A8A9AE

  • #A8A9AE
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A8A9AE is a grey with RGB values 168, 169, 174 and HSL 230°, 4%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A8A9AE#A8A9AE
HEX#A8A9AE
RGBrgb(168, 169, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6627, 0.6824
RGB percentages65.9%, 66.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(230, 3.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 3.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK3.4%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,486
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A9AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#575651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A9AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A9AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A7AAABno 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 text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 2.8Silver · ΔE 8.8Light grey · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 2.76, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEADA8
Analogous#A8ACAE, #AAA8AE
Triadic#AEA8A9, #A9AEA8
Split complementary#AEAAA8, #ACAEA8
Tetradic#AEA8AC, #AEADA8, #A8AEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F7F8
Lighter +20%#DDDDDF
Lighter +10%#C2C3C7
Darker −10%#8E8F95
Darker −20%#74757C
Darker −30%#5B5C62
Darker −40%#434347
More saturated +25%#939BC3
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R168
G169
B174
Red168 (65.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)3.57%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A9 · B AE

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