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Recognised as Colour

#96999B

  • #96999B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#96999B is a grey with RGB values 150, 153, 155 and HSL 204°, 2%, 60%. 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

#96999B#96999B
HEX#96999B
RGBrgb(150, 153, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6, 0.6078
RGB percentages58.8%, 60%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(204, 2.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 3.2%, 60.8%)
CMYK3.2%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,869,723
CSS custom property--colour: #96999B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#696664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98999Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97989Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#959A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.4Gray · ΔE 9.6Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 14.8Dim grey · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B9896
Analogous#969B9B, #96979B
Triadic#9B9699, #999B96
Split complementary#9B9697, #9B9B96
Tetradic#9B969B, #9B9896, #979B96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E5E6
Lighter +20%#CACCCD
Lighter +10%#B0B2B4
Darker −10%#7C8082
Darker −20%#636668
Darker −30%#4A4C4E
Darker −40%#313334
More saturated +25%#7C9EB5
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R150
G153
B155
Red150 (58.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)2.44%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 99 · B 9B

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