Colour
#9D9C9B
- #9D9C9B
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9D9C9B is a grey with RGB values 157, 156, 155 and HSL 30°, 1%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9D9C9B#9D9C9B
HEX#9D9C9B
RGBrgb(157, 156, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6118, 0.6078
RGB percentages61.6%, 61.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(30, 1%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 1.3%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 1.3%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,329,243
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9C9B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#626364
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B9C9D
Analogous#9D9B9B, #9D9D9B
Triadic#9B9D9C, #9C9B9D
Split complementary#9B9D9D, #9B9B9D
Tetradic#9B9D9B, #9B9C9D, #9D9B9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G156
B155
Red157 (61.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)1.01%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 9C · B 9B
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page