Colour
#9CAAAB
- #9CAAAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9CAAAB is a cyan with RGB values 156, 170, 171 and HSL 184°, 8%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9CAAAB#9CAAAB
HEX#9CAAAB
RGBrgb(156, 170, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6667, 0.6706
RGB percentages61.2%, 66.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(184, 8.2%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184, 8.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK8.8%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,267,307
CSS custom property--colour: #9CAAAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#635554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB9D9C
Analogous#9CABA5, #9CA3AB
Triadic#AB9CAA, #AAAB9C
Split complementary#AB9CA3, #ABA59C
Tetradic#A49CAB, #AB9D9C, #A3AB9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G170
B171
Red156 (61.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue184°
Saturation (HSL)8.2%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G AA · B AB
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