Colour
#A9A8A9
- #A9A8A9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9A8A9 is a grey with RGB values 169, 168, 169 and HSL 300°, 1%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9A8A9#A9A8A9
HEX#A9A8A9
RGBrgb(169, 168, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6588, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.3%, 65.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(300, 0.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 0.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,118,761
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A8A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#565756
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8A9A8
Analogous#A9A8A9, #A9A8A9
Triadic#A9A9A8, #A8A9A9
Split complementary#A9A9A8, #A8A9A9
Tetradic#A9A9A8, #A8A9A8, #A8A9A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G168
B169
Red169 (66.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)0.58%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A9 · G A8 · B A9
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