Colour
#9D9D9D
- #9D9D9D
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9D9D9D is a grey with RGB values 157, 157, 157 and HSL 0°, 0%, 62%. 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
#9D9D9D#9D9D9D
HEX#9D9D9D
RGBrgb(157, 157, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6157, 0.6157
RGB percentages61.6%, 61.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,329,501
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9D9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 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#626262
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#9D9D9D
Analogous#9D9D9D, #9D9D9D
Triadic#9D9D9D, #9D9D9D
Split complementary#9D9D9D, #9D9D9D
Tetradic#9D9D9D, #9D9D9D, #9D9D9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G157
B157
Red157 (61.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR 9D · G 9D · B 9D
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