Colour
#999C99
- #999C99
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#999C99 is a grey with RGB values 153, 156, 153 and HSL 120°, 1%, 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
#999C99#999C99
HEX#999C99
RGBrgb(153, 156, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6118, 0.6
RGB percentages60%, 61.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(120, 1.5%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 1.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK1.9%, 0%, 1.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,067,097
CSS custom property--colour: #999C99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#666366
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C999C
Analogous#9B9C99, #999C9B
Triadic#99999C, #9C9999
Split complementary#9B999C, #9C999B
Tetradic#999B9C, #9C999C, #9C9B99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G156
B153
Red153 (60%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)1.49%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9C · B 99
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