Recognised as Colour
#9C9EA7
- #9C9EA7
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9C9EA7 is a grey with RGB values 156, 158, 167 and HSL 229°, 6%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9C9EA7#9C9EA7
HEX#9C9EA7
RGBrgb(156, 158, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6196, 0.6549
RGB percentages61.2%, 62%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(229.1, 5.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 6.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK6.6%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,264,231
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9EA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#636158
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7A59C
Analogous#9CA3A7, #A09CA7
Triadic#A79C9E, #9EA79C
Split complementary#A7A09C, #A3A79C
Tetradic#A79CA4, #A7A59C, #9CA7A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G158
B167
Red156 (61.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 9E · B A7
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