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Recognised as Colour

#A8AAB3

  • #A8AAB3
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A8AAB3 is a grey with RGB values 168, 170, 179 and HSL 229°, 7%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A8AAB3#A8AAB3
HEX#A8AAB3
RGBrgb(168, 170, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6667, 0.702
RGB percentages65.9%, 66.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(229.1, 6.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 6.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK6.1%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,747
CSS custom property--colour: #A8AAB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#57554C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ABB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AAB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A6ACADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5Silver · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.99, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3B1A8
Analogous#A8B0B3, #ACA8B3
Triadic#B3A8AA, #AAB3A8
Split complementary#B3ACA8, #B0B3A8
Tetradic#B3A8B0, #B3B1A8, #A8B3AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFA
Lighter +20%#DEDFE3
Lighter +10%#C3C5CB
Darker −10%#8D8F9B
Darker −20%#727583
Darker −30%#5A5D68
Darker −40%#43444C
More saturated +25%#949DC7
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R168
G170
B179
Red168 (65.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)6.75%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AA · B B3

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