Recognised as Colour
#9D978C
- #9D978C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9D978C is a grey with RGB values 157, 151, 140 and HSL 39°, 8%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9D978C#9D978C
HEX#9D978C
RGBrgb(157, 151, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5922, 0.549
RGB percentages61.6%, 59.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(38.8, 8%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.8, 10.8%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 10.8%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,327,948
CSS custom property--colour: #9D978C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#626873
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C929D
Analogous#9D8F8C, #9B9D8C
Triadic#8C9D97, #978C9D
Split complementary#8C9B9D, #8E8C9D
Tetradic#8C9D8F, #8C929D, #9D8C9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G151
B140
Red157 (61.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue38.82°
Saturation (HSL)7.98%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 97 · B 8C
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