Colour
#989C9B
- #989C9B
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#989C9B is a grey with RGB values 152, 156, 155 and HSL 165°, 2%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#989C9B#989C9B
HEX#989C9B
RGBrgb(152, 156, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6118, 0.6078
RGB percentages59.6%, 61.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(165, 2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 2.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 0.6%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,563
CSS custom property--colour: #989C9B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#676364
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9899
Analogous#989C99, #989B9C
Triadic#9B989C, #9C9B98
Split complementary#9C989B, #9C9998
Tetradic#99989C, #9C9899, #9B9C98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G156
B155
Red152 (59.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)1.98%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9C · B 9B
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