Recognised as Colour
#AAA8A6
- #AAA8A6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAA8A6 is a grey with RGB values 170, 168, 166 and HSL 30°, 2%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAA8A6#AAA8A6
HEX#AAA8A6
RGBrgb(170, 168, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6588, 0.651
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(30, 2.3%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 2.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 2.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,294
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA8A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#555759
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6A8AA
Analogous#AAA6A6, #AAAAA6
Triadic#A6AAA8, #A8A6AA
Split complementary#A6AAAA, #A6A6AA
Tetradic#A6AAA6, #A6A8AA, #AAA6AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G168
B166
Red170 (66.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)2.3%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G A8 · B A6
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