Colour

#978A9B

#978A9B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#978A9B is a grey with RGB values 151, 138, 155 and HSL 286°, 8%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#978A9B#978A9B

HEX#978A9B

RGBrgb(151, 138, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5412, 0.6078

RGB percentages59.2%, 54.1%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(285.9, 7.8%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 11%, 60.8%)

CMYK2.6%, 11%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,931,419

CSS custom property--colour: #978A9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#687564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888D9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8F9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#978C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Gray · ΔE 12.2 Slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Dark grey · ΔE 14.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1 Dim grey · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E9B8A

Analogous#8F8A9B, #9B8A96

Triadic#9B978A, #8A9B97

Split complementary#969B8A, #8A9B8F

Tetradic#9B8F8A, #8E9B8A, #8A969B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F8F9

Lighter +30%#E0DCE2

Lighter +20%#C8C1CA

Lighter +10%#AFA5B3

Darker −10%#7E7082

Darker −20%#635867

Darker −30%#49414B

Darker −40%#2E2930

More saturated +25%#A56FB6

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R151

G138

B155

Red151 (59.2%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue285.88°

Saturation (HSL)7.83%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 8A · B 9B

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