Colour

#9896A4

#9896A4
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9896A4 is a grey with RGB values 152, 150, 164 and HSL 249°, 7%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9896A4

RGBrgb(152, 150, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5882, 0.6431

RGB percentages59.6%, 58.8%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(248.6, 7.1%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 8.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK7.3%, 8.5%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,000,036

CSS custom property--colour: #9896A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#67695B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9398A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9397A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#96989Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Dark grey · ΔE 10.3 Slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Gray · ΔE 12 Silver · ΔE 17 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2A496

Analogous#969BA4, #9F96A4

Triadic#A49896, #96A498

Split complementary#A49F96, #9BA496

Tetradic#A4969B, #A2A496, #96A49F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8E8EB

Lighter +20%#CECDD3

Lighter +10%#B3B1BC

Darker −10%#7D7B8C

Darker −20%#656272

Darker −30%#4C4B56

Darker −40%#34333B

More saturated +25%#867EBD

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R152

G150

B164

Red152 (59.6%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue248.57°

Saturation (HSL)7.14%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 98 · G 96 · B A4

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