Recognised as Colour
#AAA4A9
- #AAA4A9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAA4A9 is a grey with RGB values 170, 164, 169 and HSL 310°, 3%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAA4A9#AAA4A9
HEX#AAA4A9
RGBrgb(170, 164, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6431, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.7%, 64.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(310, 3.4%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 3.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 0.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,183,273
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA4A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#555B56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4AAA5
Analogous#A8A4AA, #AAA4A6
Triadic#A9AAA4, #A4A9AA
Split complementary#A6AAA4, #A4AAA8
Tetradic#AAA8A4, #A4AAA5, #A4A6AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G164
B169
Red170 (66.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)3.41%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A4 · B A9
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