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Colour

#9598A1

  • #9598A1
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9598A1 is a grey with RGB values 149, 152, 161 and HSL 225°, 6%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9598A1#9598A1
HEX#9598A1
RGBrgb(149, 152, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5961, 0.6314
RGB percentages58.4%, 59.6%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(225, 6%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 7.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK7.5%, 5.6%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,803,937
CSS custom property--colour: #9598A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#6A675E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9699A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9598A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#929A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.2Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7Gray · ΔE 10.6Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Silver · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19E95
Analogous#959EA1, #9895A1
Triadic#A19598, #98A195
Split complementary#A19895, #9EA195
Tetradic#A1959E, #A19E95, #95A198

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E7E9
Lighter +20%#CBCDD1
Lighter +10%#B0B2B9
Darker −10%#7A7E89
Darker −20%#62656E
Darker −30%#4A4C53
Darker −40%#323338
More saturated +25%#7C8CBA
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R149
G152
B161
Red149 (58.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)6%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 98 · B A1

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