Colour
#9DA1AC
- #9DA1AC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9DA1AC is a blue with RGB values 157, 161, 172 and HSL 224°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9DA1AC#9DA1AC
HEX#9DA1AC
RGBrgb(157, 161, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6314, 0.6745
RGB percentages61.6%, 63.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(224, 8.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 8.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK8.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,330,540
CSS custom property--colour: #9DA1AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#625E53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACA89D
Analogous#9DA9AC, #A19DAC
Triadic#AC9DA1, #A1AC9D
Split complementary#ACA19D, #A9AC9D
Tetradic#AC9DA9, #ACA89D, #9DACA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G161
B172
Red157 (61.6%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)8.29%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G A1 · B AC
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