Recognised as Colour
#99ACA3
- #99ACA3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#99ACA3 is a cyan with RGB values 153, 172, 163 and HSL 152°, 10%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#99ACA3#99ACA3
HEX#99ACA3
RGBrgb(153, 172, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6745, 0.6392
RGB percentages60%, 67.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(151.6, 10.3%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.6, 11%, 67.5%)
CMYK11%, 0%, 5.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,071,203
CSS custom property--colour: #99ACA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#66535C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC99A2
Analogous#99AC99, #99ABAC
Triadic#A399AC, #ACA399
Split complementary#AC99AB, #AC9999
Tetradic#9999AC, #AC99A2, #ACAC99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G172
B163
Red153 (60%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue151.58°
Saturation (HSL)10.27%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G AC · B A3
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