Colour
#9B978A
- #9B978A
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9B978A is a grey with RGB values 155, 151, 138 and HSL 46°, 8%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9B978A#9B978A
HEX#9B978A
RGBrgb(155, 151, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5922, 0.5412
RGB percentages60.8%, 59.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(45.9, 7.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 11%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 11%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,196,874
CSS custom property--colour: #9B978A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#646875
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A8E9B
Analogous#9B8F8A, #969B8A
Triadic#8A9B97, #978A9B
Split complementary#8A969B, #8F8A9B
Tetradic#8A9B8F, #8A8E9B, #9B8A96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G151
B138
Red155 (60.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)7.83%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 97 · B 8A
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