Colour
#999C8D
- #999C8D
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#999C8D is a grey with RGB values 153, 156, 141 and HSL 72°, 7%, 58%. 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
#999C8D#999C8D
HEX#999C8D
RGBrgb(153, 156, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6118, 0.5529
RGB percentages60%, 61.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(72, 7%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72, 9.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK1.9%, 0%, 9.6%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,067,085
CSS custom property--colour: #999C8D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#666372
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#908D9C
Analogous#9C988D, #929C8D
Triadic#8D999C, #9C8D99
Split complementary#8D929C, #988D9C
Tetradic#8D9C98, #908D9C, #9C8D92
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G156
B141
Red153 (60%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue72°
Saturation (HSL)7.04%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9C · B 8D
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