Recognised as Colour
#999B96
- #999B96
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#999B96 is a grey with RGB values 153, 155, 150 and HSL 84°, 2%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#999B96#999B96
HEX#999B96
RGBrgb(153, 155, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6078, 0.5882
RGB percentages60%, 60.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(84, 2.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 3.2%, 60.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 3.2%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,066,838
CSS custom property--colour: #999B96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#666469
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98969B
Analogous#9B9B96, #979B96
Triadic#96999B, #9B9699
Split complementary#96979B, #9B969B
Tetradic#969B9B, #98969B, #9B9697
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G155
B150
Red153 (60%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)2.44%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9B · B 96
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