Colour
#A8AEAA
- #A8AEAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8AEAA is a grey with RGB values 168, 174, 170 and HSL 140°, 4%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A8AEAA#A8AEAA
HEX#A8AEAA
RGBrgb(168, 174, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6824, 0.6667
RGB percentages65.9%, 68.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(140, 3.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 3.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK3.4%, 0%, 2.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,762
CSS custom property--colour: #A8AEAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#575155
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEA8AC
Analogous#A9AEA8, #A8AEAD
Triadic#AAA8AE, #AEAAA8
Split complementary#ADA8AE, #AEA8A9
Tetradic#A8A9AE, #AEA8AC, #AEADA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G174
B170
Red168 (65.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)3.57%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G AE · B AA
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