Colour
#9C9B97
- #9C9B97
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9C9B97 is a grey with RGB values 156, 155, 151 and HSL 48°, 2%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9C9B97#9C9B97
HEX#9C9B97
RGBrgb(156, 155, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6078, 0.5922
RGB percentages61.2%, 60.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(48, 2.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 3.2%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 3.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,263,447
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9B97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#636468
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97989C
Analogous#9C9897, #9B9C97
Triadic#979C9B, #9B979C
Split complementary#979B9C, #99979C
Tetradic#979C98, #97989C, #9C979B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G155
B151
Red156 (61.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)2.46%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 9B · B 97
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