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Colour

#9A989B

  • #9A989B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9A989B is a grey with RGB values 154, 152, 155 and HSL 280°, 1%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9A989B#9A989B
HEX#9A989B
RGBrgb(154, 152, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5961, 0.6078
RGB percentages60.4%, 59.6%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(280, 1.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 1.9%, 60.8%)
CMYK0.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,131,611
CSS custom property--colour: #9A989B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#656764

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98999Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#98999Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9A9899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.4Gray · ΔE 9.7Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 14.7Rosy brown · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#999B98
Analogous#99989B, #9B989B
Triadic#9B9A98, #989B9A
Split complementary#9B9B98, #989B99
Tetradic#9B9998, #999B98, #989B9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E6E6
Lighter +20%#CDCCCD
Lighter +10%#B3B2B4
Darker −10%#817E82
Darker −20%#676568
Darker −30%#4D4C4E
Darker −40%#343334
More saturated +25%#A27FB4
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R154
G152
B155
Red154 (60.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)1.48%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 98 · B 9B

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