Recognised as Colour
#9D9D9C
- #9D9D9C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9D9D9C is a grey with RGB values 157, 157, 156 and HSL 60°, 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
#9D9D9C#9D9D9C
HEX#9D9D9C
RGBrgb(157, 157, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6157, 0.6118
RGB percentages61.6%, 61.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(60, 0.5%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 0.6%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0.6%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,329,500
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9D9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#626263
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C9C9D
Analogous#9D9D9C, #9D9D9C
Triadic#9C9D9D, #9D9C9D
Split complementary#9C9D9D, #9D9C9D
Tetradic#9C9D9D, #9C9C9D, #9D9C9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G157
B156
Red157 (61.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)0.51%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 9D · G 9D · B 9C
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