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Recognised as Colour

#949F9D

  • #949F9D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#949F9D is a grey with RGB values 148, 159, 157 and HSL 169°, 5%, 60%. 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

#949F9D#949F9D
HEX#949F9D
RGBrgb(148, 159, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.6235, 0.6157
RGB percentages58%, 62.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(169.1, 5.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 6.9%, 62.4%)
CMYK6.9%, 0%, 1.3%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,740,189
CSS custom property--colour: #949F9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#6B6062

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#91A09Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.3Gray · ΔE 11.8Silver · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F9496
Analogous#949F98, #949C9F
Triadic#9D949F, #9F9D94
Split complementary#9F949C, #9F9894
Tetradic#98949F, #9F9496, #9C9F94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E7E7
Lighter +20%#CACFCE
Lighter +10%#AFB7B6
Darker −10%#798784
Darker −20%#616C6A
Darker −30%#495150
Darker −40%#313635
More saturated +25%#7BB8AD
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R148
G159
B157
Red148 (58%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue169.09°
Saturation (HSL)5.42%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 94 · G 9F · B 9D

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