Recognised as Colour
#A8ACA1
- #A8ACA1
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8ACA1 is a grey with RGB values 168, 172, 161 and HSL 82°, 6%, 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
#A8ACA1#A8ACA1
HEX#A8ACA1
RGBrgb(168, 172, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6745, 0.6314
RGB percentages65.9%, 67.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(81.8, 6.2%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.8, 6.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK2.3%, 0%, 6.4%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,241
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ACA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#57535E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5A1AC
Analogous#ACABA1, #A3ACA1
Triadic#A1A8AC, #ACA1A8
Split complementary#A1A3AC, #ABA1AC
Tetradic#A1ACAB, #A5A1AC, #ACA1A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G172
B161
Red168 (65.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue81.82°
Saturation (HSL)6.21%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G AC · B A1
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