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Recognised as Colour

#9AA196

  • #9AA196
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9AA196 is a grey with RGB values 154, 161, 150 and HSL 98°, 6%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9AA196#9AA196
HEX#9AA196
RGBrgb(154, 161, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6314, 0.5882
RGB percentages60.4%, 63.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(98.2, 5.5%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.2, 6.8%, 63.1%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 6.8%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,133,910
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA196;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#655E69

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A29F95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19F96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9AA09Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9D96A1
Analogous#A0A196, #96A198
Triadic#969AA1, #A1969A
Split complementary#9896A1, #A196A0
Tetradic#96A0A1, #9D96A1, #A19896

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E9E7
Lighter +20%#CED1CC
Lighter +10%#B4B9B1
Darker −10%#80897B
Darker −20%#676E63
Darker −30%#4E534B
Darker −40%#353833
More saturated +25%#93BA7D
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R154
G161
B150
Red154 (60.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue98.18°
Saturation (HSL)5.53%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G A1 · B 96

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