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Colour

#999BA1

  • #999BA1
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#999BA1 is a grey with RGB values 153, 155, 161 and HSL 225°, 4%, 62%. 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

#999BA1#999BA1
HEX#999BA1
RGBrgb(153, 155, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6078, 0.6314
RGB percentages60%, 60.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(225, 4.1%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 5%, 63.1%)
CMYK5%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,066,849
CSS custom property--colour: #999BA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#66645E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999BA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#999BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#979C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 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 text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.3Gray · ΔE 10.9Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5Slate grey · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19F99
Analogous#999FA1, #9B99A1
Triadic#A1999B, #9BA199
Split complementary#A19B99, #9FA199
Tetradic#A1999F, #A19F99, #99A19B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E9EA
Lighter +20%#CECFD2
Lighter +10%#B4B5B9
Darker −10%#7E8189
Darker −20%#66686E
Darker −30%#4D4F54
Darker −40%#353639
More saturated +25%#818FBA
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R153
G155
B161
Red153 (60%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)4.08%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9B · B A1

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