Colour

#9B9BA6

#9B9BA6
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#9B9BA6 is a grey with RGB values 155, 155, 166 and HSL 240°, 6%, 63%. 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

#9B9BA6#9B9BA6

HEX#9B9BA6

RGBrgb(155, 155, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6078, 0.651

RGB percentages60.8%, 60.8%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(240, 5.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 6.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK6.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,197,926

CSS custom property--colour: #9B9BA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#646459

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#999CA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#989CA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#999D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Gray · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Silver · ΔE 14.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A6A69B

Analogous#9BA1A6, #A19BA6

Triadic#A69B9B, #9BA69B

Split complementary#A6A19B, #A1A69B

Tetradic#A69BA1, #A6A69B, #9BA6A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECECEE

Lighter +20%#D1D1D6

Lighter +10%#B6B6BE

Darker −10%#80808E

Darker −20%#676774

Darker −30%#4F4F59

Darker −40%#37373E

More saturated +25%#8383BE

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R155

G155

B166

Red155 (60.8%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)5.82%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 9B · B A6

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