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Colour

#989CA1

  • #989CA1
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#989CA1 is a grey with RGB values 152, 156, 161 and HSL 213°, 5%, 61%. 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

#989CA1#989CA1
HEX#989CA1
RGBrgb(152, 156, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6118, 0.6314
RGB percentages59.6%, 61.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(213.3, 4.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 5.6%, 63.1%)
CMYK5.6%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,001,569
CSS custom property--colour: #989CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#67635E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9CA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#999BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#969D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6Gray · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Slate grey · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19D98
Analogous#98A1A1, #9998A1
Triadic#A1989C, #9CA198
Split complementary#A19998, #A1A198
Tetradic#A198A1, #A19D98, #98A199

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E9EA
Lighter +20%#CDCFD2
Lighter +10%#B3B6B9
Darker −10%#7D8289
Darker −20%#65696E
Darker −30%#4C5054
Darker −40%#343639
More saturated +25%#7F99BA
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R152
G156
B161
Red152 (59.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)4.57%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 9C · B A1

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