Colour

#AAA1A6

#AAA1A6
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#AAA1A6 is a grey with RGB values 170, 161, 166 and HSL 327°, 5%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AAA1A6#AAA1A6

HEX#AAA1A6

RGBrgb(170, 161, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6314, 0.651

RGB percentages66.7%, 63.1%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(326.7, 5%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.7, 5.3%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 2.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,182,502

CSS custom property--colour: #AAA1A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#555E59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A3A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3A4A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#ABA1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.9 Silver · ΔE 11.5 Gray · ΔE 14.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Thistle · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.9, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A1AAA5

Analogous#A9A1AA, #AAA1A2

Triadic#A6AAA1, #A1A6AA

Split complementary#A2AAA1, #A1AAA9

Tetradic#AAA9A1, #A1AAA5, #A1A2AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F1F2

Lighter +20%#DAD7D9

Lighter +10%#C2BCBF

Darker −10%#92868D

Darker −20%#786D73

Darker −30%#5D5559

Darker −40%#433C40

More saturated +25%#C08BA8

Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R170

G161

B166

Red170 (66.7%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue326.67°

Saturation (HSL)5.03%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G A1 · B A6

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Colour values

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