Colour
#969A96
- #969A96
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#969A96 is a grey with RGB values 150, 154, 150 and HSL 120°, 2%, 60%. 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
#969A96#969A96
HEX#969A96
RGBrgb(150, 154, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6039, 0.5882
RGB percentages58.8%, 60.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(120, 1.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 2.6%, 60.4%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 2.6%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,869,974
CSS custom property--colour: #969A96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#696569
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A969A
Analogous#989A96, #969A98
Triadic#96969A, #9A9696
Split complementary#98969A, #9A9698
Tetradic#96989A, #9A969A, #9A9896
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G154
B150
Red150 (58.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)1.94%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G 9A · B 96
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