Recognised as Colour
#9C9F93
- #9C9F93
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9C9F93 is a grey with RGB values 156, 159, 147 and HSL 75°, 6%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9C9F93#9C9F93
HEX#9C9F93
RGBrgb(156, 159, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6235, 0.5765
RGB percentages61.2%, 62.4%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(75, 5.9%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75, 7.5%, 62.4%)
CMYK1.9%, 0%, 7.5%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,264,467
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9F93;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#63606C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96939F
Analogous#9F9C93, #969F93
Triadic#939C9F, #9F939C
Split complementary#93969F, #9C939F
Tetradic#939F9C, #96939F, #9F9396
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G159
B147
Red156 (61.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue75°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G 9F · B 93
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