Recognised as Colour
#A8AC9E
- #A8AC9E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8AC9E is a grey with RGB values 168, 172, 158 and HSL 77°, 8%, 65%. 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
#A8AC9E#A8AC9E
HEX#A8AC9E
RGBrgb(168, 172, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6745, 0.6196
RGB percentages65.9%, 67.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(77.1, 7.8%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.1, 8.1%, 67.5%)
CMYK2.3%, 0%, 8.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,238
CSS custom property--colour: #A8AC9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40299WCAG 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 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#575361
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A29EAC
Analogous#ACA99E, #A1AC9E
Triadic#9EA8AC, #AC9EA8
Split complementary#9EA1AC, #A99EAC
Tetradic#9EACA9, #A29EAC, #AC9EA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G172
B158
Red168 (65.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue77.14°
Saturation (HSL)7.78%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G AC · B 9E
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