Colour

#97909C

#97909C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#97909C is a grey with RGB values 151, 144, 156 and HSL 275°, 6%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#97909C#97909C

HEX#97909C

RGBrgb(151, 144, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5647, 0.6118

RGB percentages59.2%, 56.5%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(275, 5.7%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275, 7.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK3.2%, 7.7%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,932,956

CSS custom property--colour: #97909C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#686F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E929Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#90939Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#979194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Slate grey · ΔE 11.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#959C90

Analogous#91909C, #9C909B

Triadic#9C9790, #909C97

Split complementary#9B9C90, #909C91

Tetradic#9C9190, #959C90, #909B9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFCFC

Lighter +30%#E3E1E4

Lighter +20%#CAC6CC

Lighter +10%#B0ABB4

Darker −10%#7E7584

Darker −20%#645D69

Darker −30%#4A454E

Darker −40%#302D33

More saturated +25%#9B76B6

Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R151

G144

B156

Red151 (59.2%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue275°

Saturation (HSL)5.71%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 90 · B 9C

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