Colour

#9D8F93

#9D8F93
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Dark
Nearest: Gray

#9D8F93 is a grey with RGB values 157, 143, 147 and HSL 343°, 7%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#9D8F93#9D8F93

HEX#9D8F93

RGBrgb(157, 143, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5608, 0.5765

RGB percentages61.6%, 56.1%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(342.9, 6.7%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 8.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 6.4%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,325,907

CSS custom property--colour: #9D8F93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#62706C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#909193no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#939393no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A08E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.3 Dark grey · ΔE 10.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8F9D99

Analogous#9D8F9A, #9D928F

Triadic#939D8F, #8F939D

Split complementary#8F9D92, #8F9A9D

Tetradic#9A9D8F, #8F9D99, #928F9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFCFC

Lighter +30%#E4E1E2

Lighter +20%#CDC5C7

Lighter +10%#B5AAAD

Darker −10%#857479

Darker −20%#6A5C60

Darker −30%#4E4547

Darker −40%#332D2F

More saturated +25%#B77588

Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R157

G143

B147

Red157 (61.6%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)6.67%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 8F · B 93

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