Colour
#9AAEAA
- #9AAEAA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9AAEAA is a cyan with RGB values 154, 174, 170 and HSL 168°, 11%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9AAEAA#9AAEAA
HEX#9AAEAA
RGBrgb(154, 174, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.6824, 0.6667
RGB percentages60.4%, 68.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(168, 11%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 11.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK11.5%, 0%, 2.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,137,258
CSS custom property--colour: #9AAEAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#655155
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE9A9E
Analogous#9AAEA0, #9AA8AE
Triadic#AA9AAE, #AEAA9A
Split complementary#AE9AA8, #AEA09A
Tetradic#A09AAE, #AE9A9E, #A8AE9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G174
B170
Red154 (60.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)10.99%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G AE · B AA
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