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Recognised as Colour

#9D9AA4

  • #9D9AA4
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9D9AA4 is a grey with RGB values 157, 154, 164 and HSL 258°, 5%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9D9AA4#9D9AA4
HEX#9D9AA4
RGBrgb(157, 154, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6039, 0.6431
RGB percentages61.6%, 60.4%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(258, 5.2%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258, 6.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK4.3%, 6.1%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,328,740
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#62655B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989BA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#999BA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#9C9B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.7Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Gray · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 13.7Silver · ΔE 14.7Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1A49A
Analogous#9A9CA4, #A29AA4
Triadic#A49D9A, #9AA49D
Split complementary#A4A29A, #9CA49A
Tetradic#A49A9C, #A1A49A, #9AA4A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEAED
Lighter +20%#D1D0D4
Lighter +10%#B7B5BC
Darker −10%#837F8C
Darker −20%#6A6672
Darker −30%#514E57
Darker −40%#38363C
More saturated +25%#9382BC
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R157
G154
B164
Red157 (61.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue258°
Saturation (HSL)5.21%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 9A · B A4

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