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Recognised as Colour

#999BA0

  • #999BA0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#999BA0 is a grey with RGB values 153, 155, 160 and HSL 223°, 4%, 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

#999BA0#999BA0
HEX#999BA0
RGBrgb(153, 155, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6078, 0.6275
RGB percentages60%, 60.8%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(222.9, 3.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 4.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK4.4%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,066,848
CSS custom property--colour: #999BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#66645F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9BA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#999BA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#989C9Dno 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 text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6Gray · ΔE 10.8Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A09E99
Analogous#999FA0, #9B99A0
Triadic#A0999B, #9BA099
Split complementary#A09B99, #9FA099
Tetradic#A0999F, #A09E99, #99A09B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E9EA
Lighter +20%#CECFD1
Lighter +10%#B3B5B9
Darker −10%#7F8187
Darker −20%#66686D
Darker −30%#4D4F53
Darker −40%#353638
More saturated +25%#8090B9
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R153
G155
B160
Red153 (60%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)3.55%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9B · B A0

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