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Colour

#999CA2

  • #999CA2
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#999CA2 is a grey with RGB values 153, 156, 162 and HSL 220°, 5%, 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

#999CA2#999CA2
HEX#999CA2
RGBrgb(153, 156, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6118, 0.6353
RGB percentages60%, 61.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(220, 4.6%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 5.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK5.6%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,067,106
CSS custom property--colour: #999CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#66635D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#999BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#979D9Eno 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 text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.1Gray · ΔE 11.3Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Slate grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A29F99
Analogous#99A1A2, #9B99A2
Triadic#A2999C, #9CA299
Split complementary#A29B99, #A1A299
Tetradic#A299A1, #A29F99, #99A29B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EAEB
Lighter +20%#CED0D3
Lighter +10%#B4B6BA
Darker −10%#7E828A
Darker −20%#66696F
Darker −30%#4D5055
Darker −40%#35373A
More saturated +25%#8194BA
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R153
G156
B162
Red153 (60%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)4.62%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9C · B A2

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