Colour
#9C9C9C
- #9C9C9C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9C9C9C is a grey with RGB values 156, 156, 156 and HSL 0°, 0%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9C9C9C#9C9C9C
HEX#9C9C9C
RGBrgb(156, 156, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6118, 0.6118
RGB percentages61.2%, 61.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,263,708
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9C9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#636363
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9C9C
Analogous#9C9C9C, #9C9C9C
Triadic#9C9C9C, #9C9C9C
Split complementary#9C9C9C, #9C9C9C
Tetradic#9C9C9C, #9C9C9C, #9C9C9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G156
B156
Red156 (61.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR 9C · G 9C · B 9C
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