Colour
#9A9999
- #9A9999
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9A9999 is a grey with RGB values 154, 153, 153 and HSL 0°, 0%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9A9999#9A9999
HEX#9A9999
RGBrgb(154, 153, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6, 0.6
RGB percentages60.4%, 60%, 60%
HSLhsl(0, 0.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0.6%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 0.6%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,131,865
CSS custom property--colour: #9A9999;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#656666
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#999A9A
Analogous#9A999A, #9A9A99
Triadic#999A99, #99999A
Split complementary#999A9A, #999A9A
Tetradic#9A9A99, #999A9A, #9A999A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G153
B153
Red154 (60.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0.49%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9A · G 99 · B 99
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