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Recognised as Colour

#9CA6A5

  • #9CA6A5
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9CA6A5 is a grey with RGB values 156, 166, 165 and HSL 174°, 5%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9CA6A5#9CA6A5
HEX#9CA6A5
RGBrgb(156, 166, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.651, 0.6471
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(174, 5.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174, 6%, 65.1%)
CMYK6%, 0%, 0.6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,277
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA6A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#63595A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A5A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A3A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9AA7A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.2Silver · ΔE 11.1Gray · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light grey · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A69C9D
Analogous#9CA6A0, #9CA2A6
Triadic#A59CA6, #A6A59C
Split complementary#A69CA2, #A6A09C
Tetradic#A09CA6, #A69C9D, #A2A69C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEEE
Lighter +20%#D2D6D6
Lighter +10%#B7BEBD
Darker −10%#818E8D
Darker −20%#687473
Darker −30%#505958
Darker −40%#383E3E
More saturated +25%#84BDB8
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R156
G166
B165
Red156 (61.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue174°
Saturation (HSL)5.32%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G A6 · B A5

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