Colour
#A9AFAD
- #A9AFAD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9AFAD is a grey with RGB values 169, 175, 173 and HSL 160°, 4%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9AFAD#A9AFAD
HEX#A9AFAD
RGBrgb(169, 175, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6863, 0.6784
RGB percentages66.3%, 68.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(160, 3.6%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 3.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK3.4%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,557
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AFAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#565052
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFA9AB
Analogous#A9AFAA, #A9AEAF
Triadic#ADA9AF, #AFADA9
Split complementary#AFA9AE, #AFAAA9
Tetradic#AAA9AF, #AFA9AB, #AEAFA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G175
B173
Red169 (66.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)3.61%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G AF · B AD
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