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Colour

#999D9C

  • #999D9C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#999D9C is a grey with RGB values 153, 157, 156 and HSL 165°, 2%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#999D9C#999D9C
HEX#999D9C
RGBrgb(153, 157, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6157, 0.6118
RGB percentages60%, 61.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(165, 2%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 2.5%, 61.6%)
CMYK2.5%, 0%, 0.6%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,067,356
CSS custom property--colour: #999D9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#666263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9C9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#989D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.1Gray · ΔE 10.9Silver · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D999A
Analogous#999D9A, #999C9D
Triadic#9C999D, #9D9C99
Split complementary#9D999C, #9D9A99
Tetradic#9A999D, #9D999A, #9C9D99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E8E8
Lighter +20%#CDCFCE
Lighter +10%#B3B6B5
Darker −10%#7F8483
Darker −20%#666A69
Darker −30%#4D504F
Darker −40%#343636
More saturated +25%#80B6A9
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R153
G157
B156
Red153 (60%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)2%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9D · B 9C

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