Recognised as Colour
#9AA8AC
- #9AA8AC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9AA8AC is a cyan with RGB values 154, 168, 172 and HSL 193°, 10%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9AA8AC#9AA8AC
HEX#9AA8AC
RGBrgb(154, 168, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6588, 0.6745
RGB percentages60.4%, 65.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(193.3, 9.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 10.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK10.5%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,135,724
CSS custom property--colour: #9AA8AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#655753
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC9E9A
Analogous#9AACA7, #9A9FAC
Triadic#AC9AA8, #A8AC9A
Split complementary#AC9A9F, #ACA79A
Tetradic#A79AAC, #AC9E9A, #9FAC9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G168
B172
Red154 (60.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue193.33°
Saturation (HSL)9.78%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G A8 · B AC
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