Recognised as Colour
#A8BDAC
- #A8BDAC
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#A8BDAC is a green with RGB values 168, 189, 172 and HSL 131°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#A8BDAC#A8BDAC
HEX#A8BDAC
RGBrgb(168, 189, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7412, 0.6745
RGB percentages65.9%, 74.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(131.4, 13.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.4, 11.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK11.1%, 0%, 9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,058,604
CSS custom property--colour: #A8BDAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#574253
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDA8B9
Analogous#AEBDA8, #A8BDB6
Triadic#ACA8BD, #BDACA8
Split complementary#B6A8BD, #BDA8AE
Tetradic#A8AEBD, #BDA8B9, #BDB6A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G189
B172
Red168 (65.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue131.43°
Saturation (HSL)13.73%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G BD · B AC
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