Recognised as Colour
#97A69B
- #97A69B
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#97A69B is a grey with RGB values 151, 166, 155 and HSL 136°, 8%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#97A69B#97A69B
HEX#97A69B
RGBrgb(151, 166, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.651, 0.6078
RGB percentages59.2%, 65.1%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(136, 7.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136, 9%, 65.1%)
CMYK9%, 0%, 6.6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,938,587
CSS custom property--colour: #97A69B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#685964
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A697A2
Analogous#9BA697, #97A6A3
Triadic#9B97A6, #A69B97
Split complementary#A397A6, #A6979B
Tetradic#979BA6, #A697A2, #A6A397
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G166
B155
Red151 (59.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue136°
Saturation (HSL)7.77%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G A6 · B 9B
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