Colour
#989A97
- #989A97
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#989A97 is a grey with RGB values 152, 154, 151 and HSL 100°, 1%, 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
#989A97#989A97
HEX#989A97
RGBrgb(152, 154, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6039, 0.5922
RGB percentages59.6%, 60.4%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(100, 1.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 1.9%, 60.4%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 1.9%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,047
CSS custom property--colour: #989A97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 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#676568
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#99979A
Analogous#9A9A97, #979A98
Triadic#97989A, #9A9798
Split complementary#98979A, #9A979A
Tetradic#979A9A, #99979A, #9A9897
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G154
B151
Red152 (59.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)1.46%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9A · B 97
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