Colour
#9B9B9C
- #9B9B9C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9B9B9C is a grey with RGB values 155, 155, 156 and HSL 240°, 1%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9B9B9C#9B9B9C
HEX#9B9B9C
RGBrgb(155, 155, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6078, 0.6118
RGB percentages60.8%, 60.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(240, 0.5%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 0.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK0.6%, 0.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,197,916
CSS custom property--colour: #9B9B9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#646463
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9C9B
Analogous#9B9C9C, #9C9B9C
Triadic#9C9B9B, #9B9C9B
Split complementary#9C9C9B, #9C9C9B
Tetradic#9C9B9C, #9C9C9B, #9B9C9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G155
B156
Red155 (60.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)0.5%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 9B · B 9C
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