Colour
#9C998F
- #9C998F
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9C998F is a grey with RGB values 156, 153, 143 and HSL 46°, 6%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9C998F#9C998F
HEX#9C998F
RGBrgb(156, 153, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6, 0.5608
RGB percentages61.2%, 60%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(46.2, 6.2%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 8.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.9%, 8.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,262,927
CSS custom property--colour: #9C998F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#636670
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F929C
Analogous#9C938F, #999C8F
Triadic#8F9C99, #998F9C
Split complementary#8F999C, #938F9C
Tetradic#8F9C93, #8F929C, #9C8F99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G153
B143
Red156 (61.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)6.16%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 99 · B 8F
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