Recognised as Colour
#9C9DA0
- #9C9DA0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9C9DA0 is a grey with RGB values 156, 157, 160 and HSL 225°, 2%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9C9DA0#9C9DA0
HEX#9C9DA0
RGBrgb(156, 157, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6157, 0.6275
RGB percentages61.2%, 61.6%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(225, 2.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 2.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK2.5%, 1.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,263,968
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9DA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#63625F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A09F9C
Analogous#9C9FA0, #9D9CA0
Triadic#A09C9D, #9DA09C
Split complementary#A09D9C, #9FA09C
Tetradic#A09C9F, #A09F9C, #9CA09D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G157
B160
Red156 (61.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)2.06%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 9D · B A0
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