Colour

#93939E

#93939E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#93939E is a grey with RGB values 147, 147, 158 and HSL 240°, 5%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#93939E

RGBrgb(147, 147, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.5765, 0.6196

RGB percentages57.6%, 57.6%, 62%

HSLhsl(240, 5.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 7%, 62%)

CMYK7%, 7%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,671,582

CSS custom property--colour: #93939E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#6C6C61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91949Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#90949Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#919596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8 Gray · ΔE 9.9 Dark grey · ΔE 10.1 Slate grey · ΔE 10.6 Silver · ΔE 17.6 Dim grey · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9E9E93

Analogous#93999E, #99939E

Triadic#9E9393, #939E93

Split complementary#9E9993, #999E93

Tetradic#9E9399, #9E9E93, #939E99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E4E4E6

Lighter +20%#C9C9CE

Lighter +10%#AEAEB6

Darker −10%#787886

Darker −20%#60606B

Darker −30%#484850

Darker −40%#303035

More saturated +25%#7979B8

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R147

G147

B158

Red147 (57.6%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)5.37%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 93 · G 93 · B 9E

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Colour values

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