Recognised as Colour
#96A8A8
- #96A8A8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#96A8A8 is a cyan with RGB values 150, 168, 168 and HSL 180°, 9%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#96A8A8#96A8A8
HEX#96A8A8
RGBrgb(150, 168, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.6588, 0.6588
RGB percentages58.8%, 65.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(180, 9.4%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 10.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK10.7%, 0%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,873,576
CSS custom property--colour: #96A8A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#695757
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A89696
Analogous#96A89F, #969FA8
Triadic#A896A8, #A8A896
Split complementary#A8969F, #A89F96
Tetradic#9F96A8, #A89696, #9FA896
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G168
B168
Red150 (58.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)9.37%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 96 · G A8 · B A8
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