Colour

#97868F

#97868F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#97868F is a grey with RGB values 151, 134, 143 and HSL 328°, 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

#97868F#97868F

HEX#97868F

RGBrgb(151, 134, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5255, 0.5608

RGB percentages59.2%, 52.5%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(328.2, 7.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.2, 11.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 11.3%, 5.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,930,383

CSS custom property--colour: #97868F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#687970

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87898Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8B8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9A8689no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.1 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Dim grey · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86978E

Analogous#978697, #978687

Triadic#8F9786, #868F97

Split complementary#879786, #869797

Tetradic#979786, #86978E, #868797

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F4F5

Lighter +30%#DED8DB

Lighter +20%#C6BDC2

Lighter +10%#AFA1A8

Darker −10%#7E6C76

Darker −20%#62555C

Darker −30%#473D42

Darker −40%#2C2529

More saturated +25%#B36A91

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R151

G134

B143

Red151 (59.2%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue328.24°

Saturation (HSL)7.56%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 86 · B 8F

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