Recognised as Colour
#969C99
- #969C99
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#969C99 is a grey with RGB values 150, 156, 153 and HSL 150°, 3%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#969C99#969C99
HEX#969C99
RGBrgb(150, 156, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6118, 0.6
RGB percentages58.8%, 61.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(150, 2.9%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 3.8%, 61.2%)
CMYK3.8%, 0%, 1.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,870,489
CSS custom property--colour: #969C99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#696366
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9699
Analogous#969C96, #969C9C
Triadic#99969C, #9C9996
Split complementary#9C969C, #9C9696
Tetradic#96969C, #9C9699, #9C9C96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G156
B153
Red150 (58.8%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)2.94%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G 9C · B 99
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