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Colour

#A8AEB0

  • #A8AEB0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A8AEB0 is a grey with RGB values 168, 174, 176 and HSL 195°, 5%, 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

#A8AEB0#A8AEB0
HEX#A8AEB0
RGBrgb(168, 174, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6824, 0.6902
RGB percentages65.9%, 68.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(195, 4.8%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 4.5%, 69%)
CMYK4.5%, 1.1%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,768
CSS custom property--colour: #A8AEB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#57514F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADAEB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABACB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A6AFAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 2.9Silver · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Gainsboro · ΔE 17.3Gray · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 2.85, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0AAA8
Analogous#A8B0AE, #A8AAB0
Triadic#B0A8AE, #AEB0A8
Split complementary#B0A8AA, #B0AEA8
Tetradic#AEA8B0, #B0AAA8, #AAB0A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9F9
Lighter +20%#DDE0E1
Lighter +10%#C3C7C8
Darker −10%#8D9598
Darker −20%#737C7F
Darker −30%#5B6264
Darker −40%#434849
More saturated +25%#93B8C5
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R168
G174
B176
Red168 (65.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)4.82%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AE · B B0

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