Colour
#AAA7AA
- #AAA7AA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAA7AA is a grey with RGB values 170, 167, 170 and HSL 300°, 2%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAA7AA#AAA7AA
HEX#AAA7AA
RGBrgb(170, 167, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6549, 0.6667
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(300, 1.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 1.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,042
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA7AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#555855
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7AAA7
Analogous#A9A7AA, #AAA7A9
Triadic#AAAAA7, #A7AAAA
Split complementary#A9AAA7, #A7AAA9
Tetradic#AAA9A7, #A7AAA7, #A7A9AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G167
B170
Red170 (66.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)1.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AA · G A7 · B AA
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