Colour
#A9A89B
- #A9A89B
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9A89B is a grey with RGB values 169, 168, 155 and HSL 56°, 8%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9A89B#A9A89B
HEX#A9A89B
RGBrgb(169, 168, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6588, 0.6078
RGB percentages66.3%, 65.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(55.7, 7.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.7, 8.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 8.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,118,747
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A89B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#565764
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B9CA9
Analogous#A9A19B, #A3A99B
Triadic#9BA9A8, #A89BA9
Split complementary#9BA3A9, #A19BA9
Tetradic#9BA9A1, #9B9CA9, #A99BA3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G168
B155
Red169 (66.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue55.71°
Saturation (HSL)7.53%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G A8 · B 9B
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