Recognised as Colour
#AAA6AA
- #AAA6AA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAA6AA is a grey with RGB values 170, 166, 170 and HSL 300°, 2%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAA6AA#AAA6AA
HEX#AAA6AA
RGBrgb(170, 166, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.651, 0.6667
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(300, 2.3%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 2.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,183,786
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA6AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#555955
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6AAA6
Analogous#A8A6AA, #AAA6A8
Triadic#AAAAA6, #A6AAAA
Split complementary#A8AAA6, #A6AAA8
Tetradic#AAA8A6, #A6AAA6, #A6A8AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G166
B170
Red170 (66.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)2.3%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AA · G A6 · B AA
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