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Recognised as Colour

#A8B0B0

  • #A8B0B0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A8B0B0 is a grey with RGB values 168, 176, 176 and HSL 180°, 5%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A8B0B0#A8B0B0
HEX#A8B0B0
RGBrgb(168, 176, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6902, 0.6902
RGB percentages65.9%, 69%, 69%
HSLhsl(180, 4.8%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 4.5%, 69%)
CMYK4.5%, 0%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,055,280
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B0B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#574F4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAFB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADAEB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.6Silver · ΔE 7.1Light grey · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 16Gainsboro · ΔE 16.8Gray · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.57, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A8A8
Analogous#A8B0AC, #A8ACB0
Triadic#B0A8B0, #B0B0A8
Split complementary#B0A8AC, #B0ACA8
Tetradic#ACA8B0, #B0A8A8, #ACB0A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9F9
Lighter +20%#DDE1E1
Lighter +10%#C3C8C8
Darker −10%#8D9898
Darker −20%#737F7F
Darker −30%#5B6464
Darker −40%#434949
More saturated +25%#93C5C5
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R168
G176
B176
Red168 (65.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)4.82%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR A8 · G B0 · B B0

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