Colour
#AC9FAD
- #AC9FAD
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AC9FAD is a grey with RGB values 172, 159, 173 and HSL 296°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AC9FAD#AC9FAD
HEX#AC9FAD
RGBrgb(172, 159, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6235, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.5%, 62.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(295.7, 7.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.7, 8.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0.6%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,313,069
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9FAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#536052
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0AD9F
Analogous#A59FAD, #AD9FA7
Triadic#ADAC9F, #9FADAC
Split complementary#A7AD9F, #9FADA5
Tetradic#ADA59F, #A0AD9F, #9FA7AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G159
B173
Red172 (67.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue295.71°
Saturation (HSL)7.87%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 9F · B AD
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