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Colour

#9C9FA5

  • #9C9FA5
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9C9FA5 is a grey with RGB values 156, 159, 165 and HSL 220°, 5%, 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

#9C9FA5#9C9FA5
HEX#9C9FA5
RGBrgb(156, 159, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6235, 0.6471
RGB percentages61.2%, 62.4%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(220, 4.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 5.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK5.5%, 3.6%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,264,485
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9FA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#63605A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9FA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9EA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9AA0A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.2Gray · ΔE 12.3Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4Silver · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5A29C
Analogous#9CA4A5, #9E9CA5
Triadic#A59C9F, #9FA59C
Split complementary#A59E9C, #A3A59C
Tetradic#A59CA4, #A5A29C, #9CA59E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEDEE
Lighter +20%#D1D3D6
Lighter +10%#B7B9BD
Darker −10%#81858D
Darker −20%#686C73
Darker −30%#505358
Darker −40%#383A3D
More saturated +25%#8497BD
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R156
G159
B165
Red156 (61.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 9F · B A5

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