Colour
#A9AFBF
- #A9AFBF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9AFBF is a blue with RGB values 169, 175, 191 and HSL 224°, 15%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9AFBF#A9AFBF
HEX#A9AFBF
RGBrgb(169, 175, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6863, 0.749
RGB percentages66.3%, 68.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(223.6, 14.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 11.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK11.5%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,575
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AFBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#565040
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFB9A9
Analogous#A9BABF, #AEA9BF
Triadic#BFA9AF, #AFBFA9
Split complementary#BFAEA9, #BABFA9
Tetradic#BFA9BA, #BFB9A9, #A9BFAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G175
B191
Red169 (66.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)14.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G AF · B BF
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