Recognised as Colour
#9CAEA1
- #9CAEA1
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9CAEA1 is a green with RGB values 156, 174, 161 and HSL 137°, 10%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9CAEA1#9CAEA1
HEX#9CAEA1
RGBrgb(156, 174, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6824, 0.6314
RGB percentages61.2%, 68.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(136.7, 10%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.7, 10.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK10.3%, 0%, 7.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,321
CSS custom property--colour: #9CAEA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#63515E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE9CA9
Analogous#A0AE9C, #9CAEAA
Triadic#A19CAE, #AEA19C
Split complementary#AA9CAE, #AE9CA0
Tetradic#9CA0AE, #AE9CA9, #AEAA9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G174
B161
Red156 (61.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue136.67°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G AE · B A1
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