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Recognised as Colour

#9BA495

  • #9BA495
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9BA495 is a grey with RGB values 155, 164, 149 and HSL 96°, 8%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9BA495#9BA495
HEX#9BA495
RGBrgb(155, 164, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6431, 0.5843
RGB percentages60.8%, 64.3%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(96, 7.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96, 9.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK5.5%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,200,213
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA495;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#645B6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A6A294no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A196no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA3A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9E95A4
Analogous#A3A495, #95A497
Triadic#959BA4, #A4959B
Split complementary#9795A4, #A495A3
Tetradic#95A3A4, #9E95A4, #A49795

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EBE7
Lighter +20%#CFD3CC
Lighter +10%#B5BCB0
Darker −10%#818C7A
Darker −20%#687261
Darker −30%#4F564A
Darker −40%#363B32
More saturated +25%#96BD7C
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R155
G164
B149
Red155 (60.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue96°
Saturation (HSL)7.61%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G A4 · B 95

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