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Recognised as Colour

#949EA1

  • #949EA1
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#949EA1 is a grey with RGB values 148, 158, 161 and HSL 194°, 6%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#949EA1#949EA1
HEX#949EA1
RGBrgb(148, 158, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6196, 0.6314
RGB percentages58%, 62%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(193.8, 6.5%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 8.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK8.1%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,739,937
CSS custom property--colour: #949EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#6B615E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#919F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.3Gray · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9Silver · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 14Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19794
Analogous#94A19E, #9498A1
Triadic#A1949E, #9EA194
Split complementary#A19498, #A19E94
Tetradic#9D94A1, #A19794, #98A194

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E8E9
Lighter +20%#CACFD1
Lighter +10%#AFB7B9
Darker −10%#798589
Darker −20%#616B6E
Darker −30%#495153
Darker −40%#313638
More saturated +25%#7BACBA
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R148
G158
B161
Red148 (58%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue193.85°
Saturation (HSL)6.47%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9E · B A1

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