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Recognised as Colour

#9BA3AA

  • #9BA3AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9BA3AA is a blue with RGB values 155, 163, 170 and HSL 208°, 8%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9BA3AA#9BA3AA
HEX#9BA3AA
RGBrgb(155, 163, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6392, 0.6667
RGB percentages60.8%, 63.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(208, 8.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208, 8.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK8.8%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,199,978
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA3AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#645C55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A3AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA1AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#97A5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.5Silver · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5Gray · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAA29B
Analogous#9BAAAA, #9B9BAA
Triadic#AA9BA3, #A3AA9B
Split complementary#AA9B9B, #AAAA9B
Tetradic#AA9BAA, #AAA29B, #9BAA9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEFF0
Lighter +20%#D2D6D9
Lighter +10%#B7BCC1
Darker −10%#7F8A93
Darker −20%#667079
Darker −30%#4F565D
Darker −40%#383D41
More saturated +25%#84A5C1
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R155
G163
B170
Red155 (60.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue208°
Saturation (HSL)8.11%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A3 · B AA

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