Recognised as Colour
#979B96
- #979B96
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#979B96 is a grey with RGB values 151, 155, 150 and HSL 108°, 2%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#979B96#979B96
HEX#979B96
RGBrgb(151, 155, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6078, 0.5882
RGB percentages59.2%, 60.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(108, 2.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108, 3.2%, 60.8%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 3.2%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,935,766
CSS custom property--colour: #979B96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#686469
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A969B
Analogous#9A9B96, #969B98
Triadic#96979B, #9B9697
Split complementary#98969B, #9B969A
Tetradic#969A9B, #9A969B, #9B9896
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G155
B150
Red151 (59.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue108°
Saturation (HSL)2.44%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G 9B · B 96
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