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Recognised as Colour

#9D9E9F

  • #9D9E9F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9D9E9F is a grey with RGB values 157, 158, 159 and HSL 210°, 1%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9D9E9F#9D9E9F
HEX#9D9E9F
RGBrgb(157, 158, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6196, 0.6235
RGB percentages61.6%, 62%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(210, 1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 1.3%, 62.4%)
CMYK1.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,329,759
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9E9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#626160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9E9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9E9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#9D9E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.2Gray · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Rosy brown · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.23, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F9E9D
Analogous#9D9F9F, #9D9D9F
Triadic#9F9D9E, #9E9F9D
Split complementary#9F9D9D, #9F9F9D
Tetradic#9F9D9F, #9F9E9D, #9D9F9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEBEB
Lighter +20%#D1D1D1
Lighter +10%#B7B8B8
Darker −10%#838586
Darker −20%#6A6B6C
Darker −30%#515252
Darker −40%#373839
More saturated +25%#859EB7
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R157
G158
B159
Red157 (61.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)1.03%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 9E · B 9F

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