Colour
#9BA7AB
- #9BA7AB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9BA7AB is a cyan with RGB values 155, 167, 171 and HSL 195°, 9%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9BA7AB#9BA7AB
HEX#9BA7AB
RGBrgb(155, 167, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6549, 0.6706
RGB percentages60.8%, 65.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(195, 8.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 9.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK9.4%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,201,003
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA7AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#645854
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB9F9B
Analogous#9BABA7, #9B9FAB
Triadic#AB9BA7, #A7AB9B
Split complementary#AB9B9F, #ABA79B
Tetradic#A79BAB, #AB9F9B, #9FAB9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G167
B171
Red155 (60.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)8.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G A7 · B AB
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