Colour
#A9AAA9
- #A9AAA9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9AAA9 is a grey with RGB values 169, 170, 169 and HSL 120°, 1%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9AAA9#A9AAA9
HEX#A9AAA9
RGBrgb(169, 170, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6667, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.3%, 66.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(120, 0.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 0.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 0.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,119,273
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AAA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#565556
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAA9AA
Analogous#AAAAA9, #A9AAAA
Triadic#A9A9AA, #AAA9A9
Split complementary#AAA9AA, #AAA9AA
Tetradic#A9AAAA, #AAA9AA, #AAAAA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G170
B169
Red169 (66.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)0.58%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G AA · B A9
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