Recognised as Colour

#99888E

#99888E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#99888E is a grey with RGB values 153, 136, 142 and HSL 339°, 8%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#99888E#99888E

HEX#99888E

RGBrgb(153, 136, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5333, 0.5569

RGB percentages60%, 53.3%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(338.8, 7.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 11.1%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 11.1%, 7.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,061,966

CSS custom property--colour: #99888E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#667771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8B8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8D8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9C878Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.2 Dark grey · ΔE 13.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Dim grey · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#889993

Analogous#998897, #998B88

Triadic#8E9988, #888E99

Split complementary#88998B, #889799

Tetradic#979988, #889993, #8A8899

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7F6F6

Lighter +30%#E0DADC

Lighter +20%#C8BFC2

Lighter +10%#B1A3A8

Darker −10%#806E74

Darker −20%#65565B

Darker −30%#493F42

Darker −40%#2E272A

More saturated +25%#B56C86

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R153

G136

B142

Red153 (60%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue338.82°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 88 · B 8E

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