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Recognised as Colour

#98A3AA

  • #98A3AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#98A3AA is a blue with RGB values 152, 163, 170 and HSL 203°, 10%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#98A3AA#98A3AA
HEX#98A3AA
RGBrgb(152, 163, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6392, 0.6667
RGB percentages59.6%, 63.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(203.3, 9.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 10.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK10.6%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,003,370
CSS custom property--colour: #98A3AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#675C55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A3AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA0AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#94A5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.2Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Silver · ΔE 12.6Gray · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA9F98
Analogous#98AAA8, #989AAA
Triadic#AA98A3, #A3AA98
Split complementary#AA989A, #AAA898
Tetradic#A898AA, #AA9F98, #9AAA98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEEEF
Lighter +20%#D0D5D8
Lighter +10%#B4BCC1
Darker −10%#7C8A93
Darker −20%#637079
Darker −30%#4C565D
Darker −40%#353C41
More saturated +25%#81A8C2
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R152
G163
B170
Red152 (59.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue203.33°
Saturation (HSL)9.57%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G A3 · B AA

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