Colour
#A8AAA7
- #A8AAA7
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8AAA7 is a grey with RGB values 168, 170, 167 and HSL 100°, 2%, 66%. 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
#A8AAA7#A8AAA7
HEX#A8AAA7
RGBrgb(168, 170, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6667, 0.6549
RGB percentages65.9%, 66.7%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(100, 1.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 1.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 1.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,735
CSS custom property--colour: #A8AAA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#575558
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9A7AA
Analogous#AAAAA7, #A7AAA8
Triadic#A7A8AA, #AAA7A8
Split complementary#A8A7AA, #AAA7AA
Tetradic#A7AAAA, #A9A7AA, #AAA8A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G170
B167
Red168 (65.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)1.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G AA · B A7
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