Recognised as Colour
#9A9A99
- #9A9A99
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9A9A99 is a grey with RGB values 154, 154, 153 and HSL 60°, 0%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9A9A99#9A9A99
HEX#9A9A99
RGBrgb(154, 154, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6039, 0.6
RGB percentages60.4%, 60.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(60, 0.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 0.6%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0.6%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,132,121
CSS custom property--colour: #9A9A99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#656566
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 text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99999A
Analogous#9A9A99, #9A9A99
Triadic#999A9A, #9A999A
Split complementary#999A9A, #9A999A
Tetradic#999A9A, #99999A, #9A999A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G154
B153
Red154 (60.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)0.49%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 9A · G 9A · B 99
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