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Recognised as Colour

#9D9EA0

  • #9D9EA0
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9D9EA0 is a grey with RGB values 157, 158, 160 and HSL 220°, 2%, 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

#9D9EA0#9D9EA0
HEX#9D9EA0
RGBrgb(157, 158, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6196, 0.6275
RGB percentages61.6%, 62%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(220, 1.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 1.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK1.9%, 1.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,329,760
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 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#62615F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9EA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#9C9E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 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 4.3Gray · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Rosy brown · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.31, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A09F9D
Analogous#9DA0A0, #9E9DA0
Triadic#A09D9E, #9EA09D
Split complementary#A09E9D, #A0A09D
Tetradic#A09DA0, #A09F9D, #9DA09E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEBEB
Lighter +20%#D1D1D2
Lighter +10%#B7B8B9
Darker −10%#838487
Darker −20%#6A6B6D
Darker −30%#515253
Darker −40%#383839
More saturated +25%#8596B8
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R157
G158
B160
Red157 (61.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)1.55%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 9E · B A0

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