Recognised as Colour
#A8B8AE
- #A8B8AE
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8B8AE is a green with RGB values 168, 184, 174 and HSL 143°, 10%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A8B8AE#A8B8AE
HEX#A8B8AE
RGBrgb(168, 184, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7216, 0.6824
RGB percentages65.9%, 72.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(142.5, 10.1%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.5, 8.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK8.7%, 0%, 5.4%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,057,326
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B8AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#574751
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8A8B2
Analogous#AAB8A8, #A8B8B6
Triadic#AEA8B8, #B8AEA8
Split complementary#B6A8B8, #B8A8AA
Tetradic#A8AAB8, #B8A8B2, #B8B6A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G184
B174
Red168 (65.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue142.5°
Saturation (HSL)10.13%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G B8 · B AE
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