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Colour

#9AA4A9

  • #9AA4A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9AA4A9 is a blue with RGB values 154, 164, 169 and HSL 200°, 8%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9AA4A9#9AA4A9
HEX#9AA4A9
RGBrgb(154, 164, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6431, 0.6627
RGB percentages60.4%, 64.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(200, 8%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 8.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK8.9%, 3%, 0%, 33.7%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,134,697
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA4A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#655B56

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A1A3A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA2A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#96A5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A99F9A
Analogous#9AA9A7, #9A9CA9
Triadic#A99AA4, #A4A99A
Split complementary#A99A9C, #A9A69A
Tetradic#A69AA9, #A99F9A, #9DA99A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEEF
Lighter +20%#D1D6D8
Lighter +10%#B6BDC0
Darker −10%#7E8B92
Darker −20%#667177
Darker −30%#4E575C
Darker −40%#373D40
More saturated +25%#83ACC0
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R154
G164
B169
Red154 (60.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)8.02%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A4 · B A9

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