Recognised as Colour
#9A9A97
- #9A9A97
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9A9A97 is a grey with RGB values 154, 154, 151 and HSL 60°, 1%, 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
#9A9A97#9A9A97
HEX#9A9A97
RGBrgb(154, 154, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6039, 0.5922
RGB percentages60.4%, 60.4%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(60, 1.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.9%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 1.9%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,132,119
CSS custom property--colour: #9A9A97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#656568
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97979A
Analogous#9A9997, #999A97
Triadic#979A9A, #9A979A
Split complementary#97999A, #99979A
Tetradic#979A99, #97979A, #9A9799
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G154
B151
Red154 (60.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)1.46%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 9A · G 9A · B 97
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