Recognised as Colour
#9AB9AB
- #9AB9AB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9AB9AB is a cyan with RGB values 154, 185, 171 and HSL 153°, 18%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9AB9AB#9AB9AB
HEX#9AB9AB
RGBrgb(154, 185, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7255, 0.6706
RGB percentages60.4%, 72.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(152.9, 18.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.9, 16.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 7.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,140,075
CSS custom property--colour: #9AB9AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#654654
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B99AA8
Analogous#9AB99B, #9AB8B9
Triadic#AB9AB9, #B9AB9A
Split complementary#B99AB8, #B99B9A
Tetradic#9B9AB9, #B99AA8, #B8B99A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G185
B171
Red154 (60.4%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue152.9°
Saturation (HSL)18.13%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G B9 · B AB
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