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Recognised as Colour

#97979A

  • #97979A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#97979A is a grey with RGB values 151, 151, 154 and HSL 240°, 1%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#97979A#97979A
HEX#97979A
RGBrgb(151, 151, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5922, 0.6039
RGB percentages59.2%, 59.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(240, 1.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 1.9%, 60.4%)
CMYK1.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,934,746
CSS custom property--colour: #97979A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#686865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96979Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#96979Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#969798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.9Gray · ΔE 9.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 15.3Dim grey · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A9A97
Analogous#97999A, #99979A
Triadic#9A9797, #979A97
Split complementary#9A9997, #999A97
Tetradic#9A9799, #9A9A97, #979A99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E5E5E5
Lighter +20%#CBCBCC
Lighter +10%#B1B1B3
Darker −10%#7D7D81
Darker −20%#646467
Darker −30%#4B4B4D
Darker −40%#323233
More saturated +25%#7D7DB4
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R151
G151
B154
Red151 (59.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.46%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 97 · B 9A

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