Colour
#AAA8A1
- #AAA8A1
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAA8A1 is a grey with RGB values 170, 168, 161 and HSL 47°, 5%, 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
#AAA8A1#AAA8A1
HEX#AAA8A1
RGBrgb(170, 168, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6588, 0.6314
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(46.7, 5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 5.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 5.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,289
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA8A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 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#55575E
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#A1A3AA
Analogous#AAA3A1, #A7AAA1
Triadic#A1AAA8, #A8A1AA
Split complementary#A1A7AA, #A4A1AA
Tetradic#A1AAA4, #A1A3AA, #AAA1A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G168
B161
Red170 (66.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)5.03%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A8 · B A1
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