Recognised as Colour
#A99FA3
- #A99FA3
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A99FA3 is a grey with RGB values 169, 159, 163 and HSL 336°, 5%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A99FA3#A99FA3
HEX#A99FA3
RGBrgb(169, 159, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6235, 0.6392
RGB percentages66.3%, 62.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(336, 5.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 5.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 3.6%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,116,451
CSS custom property--colour: #A99FA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#56605C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FA9A5
Analogous#A99FA8, #A9A09F
Triadic#A3A99F, #9FA3A9
Split complementary#9FA9A0, #9FA8A9
Tetradic#A8A99F, #9FA9A5, #A09FA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G159
B163
Red169 (66.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)5.49%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 9F · B A3
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