Recognised as Colour
#A9A2A0
- #A9A2A0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9A2A0 is a grey with RGB values 169, 162, 160 and HSL 13°, 5%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9A2A0#A9A2A0
HEX#A9A2A0
RGBrgb(169, 162, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6353, 0.6275
RGB percentages66.3%, 63.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(13.3, 5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 5.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 5.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,117,216
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A2A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#565D5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0A7A9
Analogous#A9A0A3, #A9A7A0
Triadic#A0A9A2, #A2A0A9
Split complementary#A0A9A6, #A0A3A9
Tetradic#A3A9A0, #A0A7A9, #A6A0A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G162
B160
Red169 (66.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue13.33°
Saturation (HSL)4.97%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G A2 · B A0
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