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Recognised as Colour

#97858F

  • #97858F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#97858F is a grey with RGB values 151, 133, 143 and HSL 327°, 8%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#97858F#97858F
HEX#97858F
RGBrgb(151, 133, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5216, 0.5608
RGB percentages59.2%, 52.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(326.7, 8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.7, 11.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 5.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,930,127
CSS custom property--colour: #97858F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#687A70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86888Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8B8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9A8588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.9Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 14Rosy brown · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Dim grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85978D
Analogous#968597, #978586
Triadic#8F9785, #858F97
Split complementary#869785, #859796
Tetradic#979685, #85978D, #858697

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F3F4
Lighter +30%#DDD8DB
Lighter +20%#C6BCC2
Lighter +10%#AEA1A8
Darker −10%#7E6B76
Darker −20%#62545C
Darker −30%#473C42
Darker −40%#2B2528
More saturated +25%#B36992
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R151
G133
B143
Red151 (59.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue326.67°
Saturation (HSL)7.96%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 85 · B 8F

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