Recognised as Colour
#9BA8A5
- #9BA8A5
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9BA8A5 is a grey with RGB values 155, 168, 165 and HSL 166°, 7%, 63%. 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
#9BA8A5#9BA8A5
HEX#9BA8A5
RGBrgb(155, 168, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6588, 0.6471
RGB percentages60.8%, 65.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(166.2, 7%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.2, 7.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK7.7%, 0%, 1.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,201,253
CSS custom property--colour: #9BA8A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#64575A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A89B9E
Analogous#9BA89F, #9BA4A8
Triadic#A59BA8, #A8A59B
Split complementary#A89BA4, #A89F9B
Tetradic#9F9BA8, #A89B9E, #A4A89B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G168
B165
Red155 (60.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue166.15°
Saturation (HSL)6.95%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G A8 · B A5
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