Colour
#989A96
- #989A96
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#989A96 is a grey with RGB values 152, 154, 150 and HSL 90°, 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
#989A96#989A96
HEX#989A96
RGBrgb(152, 154, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6039, 0.5882
RGB percentages59.6%, 60.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(90, 1.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 2.6%, 60.4%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 2.6%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,046
CSS custom property--colour: #989A96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#676569
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98969A
Analogous#9A9A96, #969A96
Triadic#96989A, #9A9698
Split complementary#96969A, #9A969A
Tetradic#969A9A, #98969A, #9A9696
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G154
B150
Red152 (59.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)1.94%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9A · B 96
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