Recognised as Colour
#9CB7A8
- #9CB7A8
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9CB7A8 is a green with RGB values 156, 183, 168 and HSL 147°, 16%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9CB7A8#9CB7A8
HEX#9CB7A8
RGBrgb(156, 183, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7176, 0.6588
RGB percentages61.2%, 71.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(146.7, 15.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.7, 14.8%, 71.8%)
CMYK14.8%, 0%, 8.2%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,270,632
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB7A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#634857
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B79CAB
Analogous#9EB79C, #9CB7B6
Triadic#A89CB7, #B7A89C
Split complementary#B69CB7, #B79C9E
Tetradic#9C9EB7, #B79CAB, #B7B69C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G183
B168
Red156 (61.2%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue146.67°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G B7 · B A8
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