Recognised as Colour

#99908C

#99908C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#99908C is a grey with RGB values 153, 144, 140 and HSL 18°, 6%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#99908C#99908C

HEX#99908C

RGBrgb(153, 144, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5647, 0.549

RGB percentages60%, 56.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(18.5, 6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.5, 8.5%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 5.9%, 8.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,064,012

CSS custom property--colour: #99908C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#666F73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92918Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#94928Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#9C8F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8 Dark grey · ΔE 9.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Dim grey · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C9599

Analogous#998C8F, #99978C

Triadic#8C9990, #908C99

Split complementary#8C9997, #8C8F99

Tetradic#8F998C, #8C9599, #978C99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F8F8

Lighter +30%#E1DEDD

Lighter +20%#C9C4C2

Lighter +10%#B1AAA7

Darker −10%#807672

Darker −20%#655D5A

Darker −30%#4A4442

Darker −40%#2F2B2A

More saturated +25%#B48671

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R153

G144

B140

Red153 (60%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue18.46°

Saturation (HSL)5.99%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 90 · B 8C

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