Recognised as Colour
#9C9895
- #9C9895
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9C9895 is a grey with RGB values 156, 152, 149 and HSL 26°, 3%, 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
#9C9895#9C9895
HEX#9C9895
RGBrgb(156, 152, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5961, 0.5843
RGB percentages61.2%, 59.6%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(25.7, 3.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 4.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 4.5%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,262,677
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9895;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31694WCAG 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 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#63676A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95999C
Analogous#9C9596, #9C9C95
Triadic#959C98, #98959C
Split complementary#959C9C, #95969C
Tetradic#969C95, #95999C, #9C959C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G152
B149
Red156 (61.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue25.71°
Saturation (HSL)3.41%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 98 · B 95
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