Colour
#A8ADA2
- #A8ADA2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8ADA2 is a grey with RGB values 168, 173, 162 and HSL 87°, 6%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A8ADA2#A8ADA2
HEX#A8ADA2
RGBrgb(168, 173, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6784, 0.6353
RGB percentages65.9%, 67.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(87.3, 6.3%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.3, 6.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 6.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,498
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ADA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#57525D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7A2AD
Analogous#ADADA2, #A3ADA2
Triadic#A2A8AD, #ADA2A8
Split complementary#A2A3AD, #ADA2AD
Tetradic#A2ADAD, #A7A2AD, #ADA2A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G173
B162
Red168 (65.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue87.27°
Saturation (HSL)6.29%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G AD · B A2
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