Colour
#999FA2
- #999FA2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#999FA2 is a grey with RGB values 153, 159, 162 and HSL 200°, 5%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#999FA2#999FA2
HEX#999FA2
RGBrgb(153, 159, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6235, 0.6353
RGB percentages60%, 62.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(200, 4.6%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 5.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK5.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,067,874
CSS custom property--colour: #999FA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#66605D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A29C99
Analogous#99A2A1, #999BA2
Triadic#A2999F, #9FA299
Split complementary#A2999B, #A2A199
Tetradic#A199A2, #A29C99, #9BA299
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G159
B162
Red153 (60%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)4.62%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9F · B A2
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