Recognised as Colour
#979A90
- #979A90
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#979A90 is a grey with RGB values 151, 154, 144 and HSL 78°, 5%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#979A90#979A90
HEX#979A90
RGBrgb(151, 154, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6039, 0.5647
RGB percentages59.2%, 60.4%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(78, 4.7%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78, 6.5%, 60.4%)
CMYK1.9%, 0%, 6.5%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,504
CSS custom property--colour: #979A90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#68656F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93909A
Analogous#9A9890, #929A90
Triadic#90979A, #9A9097
Split complementary#90929A, #98909A
Tetradic#909A98, #93909A, #9A9092
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G154
B144
Red151 (59.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue78°
Saturation (HSL)4.72%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9A · B 90
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