Recognised as Colour
#9BA596
- #9BA596
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9BA596 is a grey with RGB values 155, 165, 150 and HSL 100°, 8%, 62%. 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
#9BA596#9BA596
HEX#9BA596
RGBrgb(155, 165, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6471, 0.5882
RGB percentages60.8%, 64.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(100, 7.7%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 9.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK6.1%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,200,470
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA596;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#645A69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A096A5
Analogous#A3A596, #96A599
Triadic#969BA5, #A5969B
Split complementary#9996A5, #A596A3
Tetradic#96A3A5, #A096A5, #A59996
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G165
B150
Red155 (60.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G A5 · B 96
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