Recognised as Colour

#978C9D

#978C9D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#978C9D is a grey with RGB values 151, 140, 157 and HSL 279°, 8%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#978C9D#978C9D

HEX#978C9D

RGBrgb(151, 140, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.549, 0.6157

RGB percentages59.2%, 54.9%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(278.8, 8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 10.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK3.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,931,933

CSS custom property--colour: #978C9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#687362

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8F9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C909Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#978E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Gray · ΔE 12.2 Dark grey · ΔE 14.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.5 Dim grey · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#929D8C

Analogous#8E8C9D, #9D8C9B

Triadic#9D978C, #8C9D97

Split complementary#9B9D8C, #8C9D8F

Tetradic#9D8F8C, #929D8C, #8C9B9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAFB

Lighter +30%#E2DFE3

Lighter +20%#C9C3CC

Lighter +10%#B0A8B4

Darker −10%#7E7185

Darker −20%#645A69

Darker −30%#4A424E

Darker −40%#302B32

More saturated +25%#9F71B8

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R151

G140

B157

Red151 (59.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue278.82°

Saturation (HSL)7.98%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 8C · B 9D

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