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Colour

#98999D

  • #98999D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#98999D is a grey with RGB values 152, 153, 157 and HSL 228°, 2%, 61%. 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

#98999D#98999D
HEX#98999D
RGBrgb(152, 153, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6, 0.6157
RGB percentages59.6%, 60%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(228, 2.5%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 3.2%, 61.6%)
CMYK3.2%, 2.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,000,797
CSS custom property--colour: #98999D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31892WCAG 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 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#676662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98999Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#98999Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#979A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.4Gray · ΔE 9.9Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 14.6Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D9C98
Analogous#989C9D, #9A989D
Triadic#9D9899, #999D98
Split complementary#9D9A98, #9C9D98
Tetradic#9D989C, #9D9C98, #989D9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E7E8
Lighter +20%#CCCDCF
Lighter +10%#B2B3B6
Darker −10%#7E7F84
Darker −20%#65666A
Darker −30%#4C4D50
Darker −40%#333436
More saturated +25%#7F8AB6
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R152
G153
B157
Red152 (59.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)2.49%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 99 · B 9D

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