Colour
#AAA89F
- #AAA89F
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAA89F is a grey with RGB values 170, 168, 159 and HSL 49°, 6%, 65%. 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
#AAA89F#AAA89F
HEX#AAA89F
RGBrgb(170, 168, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6588, 0.6235
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.9%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(49.1, 6.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 6.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 6.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,287
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA89F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#555760
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 text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FA1AA
Analogous#AAA39F, #A6AA9F
Triadic#9FAAA8, #A89FAA
Split complementary#9FA6AA, #A39FAA
Tetradic#9FAAA3, #9FA1AA, #AA9FA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G168
B159
Red170 (66.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)6.08%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A8 · B 9F
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