Colour
#96968E
- #96968E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#96968E is a grey with RGB values 150, 150, 142 and HSL 60°, 4%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#96968E#96968E
HEX#96968E
RGBrgb(150, 150, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5882, 0.5569
RGB percentages58.8%, 58.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(60, 3.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 5.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 5.3%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,868,942
CSS custom property--colour: #96968E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#696971
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E8E96
Analogous#96928E, #92968E
Triadic#8E9696, #968E96
Split complementary#8E9296, #928E96
Tetradic#8E9692, #8E8E96, #968E92
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G150
B142
Red150 (58.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)3.67%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 96 · G 96 · B 8E
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