Recognised as Colour
#AC9FA2
- #AC9FA2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AC9FA2 is a grey with RGB values 172, 159, 162 and HSL 346°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AC9FA2#AC9FA2
HEX#AC9FA2
RGBrgb(172, 159, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6235, 0.6353
RGB percentages67.5%, 62.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(346.2, 7.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 7.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 5.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,313,058
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9FA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#53605D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FACA9
Analogous#AC9FA9, #ACA39F
Triadic#A2AC9F, #9FA2AC
Split complementary#9FACA3, #9FA9AC
Tetradic#A9AC9F, #9FACA9, #A39FAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G159
B162
Red172 (67.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)7.26%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 9F · B A2
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