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Recognised as Colour

#98979B

  • #98979B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#98979B is a grey with RGB values 152, 151, 155 and HSL 255°, 2%, 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

#98979B#98979B
HEX#98979B
RGBrgb(152, 151, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5922, 0.6078
RGB percentages59.6%, 59.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(255, 2%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 2.6%, 60.8%)
CMYK1.9%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,000,283
CSS custom property--colour: #98979B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#676864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96989Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#96979Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#989898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 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 text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7Gray · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 15.2Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A9B97
Analogous#97989B, #9A979B
Triadic#9B9897, #979B98
Split complementary#9B9A97, #989B97
Tetradic#9B9798, #9A9B97, #979B9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E5E6
Lighter +20%#CCCBCD
Lighter +10%#B2B1B4
Darker −10%#7E7D82
Darker −20%#656468
Darker −30%#4C4B4E
Darker −40%#333234
More saturated +25%#8B7EB4
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R152
G151
B155
Red152 (59.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)1.96%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 97 · B 9B

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