Colour

#96999F

#96999F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#96999F is a grey with RGB values 150, 153, 159 and HSL 220°, 4%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#96999F#96999F

HEX#96999F

RGBrgb(150, 153, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6, 0.6235

RGB percentages58.8%, 60%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(220, 4.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 5.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK5.7%, 3.8%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,869,727

CSS custom property--colour: #96999F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#696660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97999Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#96989Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#949A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7 Gray · ΔE 10.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8 Slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Silver · ΔE 15 Dim grey · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9F9C96

Analogous#969E9F, #98969F

Triadic#9F9699, #999F96

Split complementary#9F9896, #9E9F96

Tetradic#9F969E, #9F9C96, #969F98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E7E8

Lighter +20%#CBCDD0

Lighter +10%#B1B3B7

Darker −10%#7B7F87

Darker −20%#63666C

Darker −30%#4B4D51

Darker −40%#323437

More saturated +25%#7D91B8

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R150

G153

B159

Red150 (58.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)4.48%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 96 · G 99 · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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