Colour
#9D9EA2
- #9D9EA2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9D9EA2 is a grey with RGB values 157, 158, 162 and HSL 228°, 3%, 63%. 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
#9D9EA2#9D9EA2
HEX#9D9EA2
RGBrgb(157, 158, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6196, 0.6353
RGB percentages61.6%, 62%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(228, 2.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 3.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK3.1%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,329,762
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9EA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#62615D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A19D
Analogous#9DA1A2, #9F9DA2
Triadic#A29D9E, #9EA29D
Split complementary#A29F9D, #A1A29D
Tetradic#A29DA1, #A2A19D, #9DA29F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G158
B162
Red157 (61.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)2.62%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 9E · B A2
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