Recognised as Colour
#9AABAA
- #9AABAA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9AABAA is a cyan with RGB values 154, 171, 170 and HSL 176°, 9%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9AABAA#9AABAA
HEX#9AABAA
RGBrgb(154, 171, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6706, 0.6667
RGB percentages60.4%, 67.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(176.5, 9.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 9.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK9.9%, 0%, 0.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,136,490
CSS custom property--colour: #9AABAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#655455
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB9A9B
Analogous#9AABA2, #9AA3AB
Triadic#AA9AAB, #ABAA9A
Split complementary#AB9AA3, #ABA29A
Tetradic#A29AAB, #AB9A9B, #A3AB9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G171
B170
Red154 (60.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue176.47°
Saturation (HSL)9.19%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G AB · B AA
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