Colour

#9C979A

#9C979A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#9C979A is a grey with RGB values 156, 151, 154 and HSL 324°, 2%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9C979A#9C979A

HEX#9C979A

RGBrgb(156, 151, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5922, 0.6039

RGB percentages61.2%, 59.2%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(324, 2.5%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324, 3.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 3.2%, 1.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,262,426

CSS custom property--colour: #9C979A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#636865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97989Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#98999Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9D9798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.8 Gray · ΔE 9.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Silver · ΔE 15 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#979C99

Analogous#9C979C, #9C9797

Triadic#9A9C97, #979A9C

Split complementary#979C97, #979C9C

Tetradic#9C9C97, #979C99, #97979C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E5E6

Lighter +20%#CECBCD

Lighter +10%#B5B1B3

Darker −10%#837D81

Darker −20%#696467

Darker −30%#4F4B4D

Darker −40%#353234

More saturated +25%#B57E9F

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R156

G151

B154

Red156 (61.2%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue324°

Saturation (HSL)2.46%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 97 · B 9A

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