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Recognised as Colour

#96979B

  • #96979B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#96979B is a grey with RGB values 150, 151, 155 and HSL 228°, 2%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#96979B#96979B
HEX#96979B
RGBrgb(150, 151, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5922, 0.6078
RGB percentages58.8%, 59.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(228, 2.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 3.2%, 60.8%)
CMYK3.2%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,869,211
CSS custom property--colour: #96979B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#696864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96979Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#96979Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#959898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.1Gray · ΔE 9.2Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 13Silver · ΔE 15.4Dim grey · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B9A96
Analogous#969A9B, #98969B
Triadic#9B9697, #979B96
Split complementary#9B9896, #9A9B96
Tetradic#9B969A, #9B9A96, #969B98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E4E5E6
Lighter +20%#CACBCD
Lighter +10%#B0B1B4
Darker −10%#7C7D82
Darker −20%#636468
Darker −30%#4A4B4E
Darker −40%#313234
More saturated +25%#7C88B5
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R150
G151
B155
Red150 (58.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)2.44%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 97 · B 9B

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