Colour
#AA9EA8
- #AA9EA8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AA9EA8 is a grey with RGB values 170, 158, 168 and HSL 310°, 7%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AA9EA8#AA9EA8
HEX#AA9EA8
RGBrgb(170, 158, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6196, 0.6588
RGB percentages66.7%, 62%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(310, 6.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 7.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 1.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,736
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9EA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#556157
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EAAA0
Analogous#A69EAA, #AA9EA2
Triadic#A8AA9E, #9EA8AA
Split complementary#A2AA9E, #9EAAA6
Tetradic#AAA69E, #9EAAA0, #9EA2AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G158
B168
Red170 (66.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)6.59%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 9E · B A8
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