Colour
#A9AEAC
- #A9AEAC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9AEAC is a grey with RGB values 169, 174, 172 and HSL 156°, 3%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9AEAC#A9AEAC
HEX#A9AEAC
RGBrgb(169, 174, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6824, 0.6745
RGB percentages66.3%, 68.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(156, 3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 2.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,300
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AEAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#565153
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEA9AB
Analogous#A9AEAA, #A9AEAE
Triadic#ACA9AE, #AEACA9
Split complementary#AEA9AE, #AEAAA9
Tetradic#AAA9AE, #AEA9AB, #AEAEA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G174
B172
Red169 (66.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)2.99%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G AE · B AC
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