Recognised as Colour
#9E999E
- #9E999E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9E999E is a grey with RGB values 158, 153, 158 and HSL 300°, 3%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9E999E#9E999E
HEX#9E999E
RGBrgb(158, 153, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6, 0.6196
RGB percentages62%, 60%, 62%
HSLhsl(300, 2.5%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 3.2%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,394,014
CSS custom property--colour: #9E999E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#616661
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#999E99
Analogous#9C999E, #9E999C
Triadic#9E9E99, #999E9E
Split complementary#9C9E99, #999E9C
Tetradic#9E9C99, #999E99, #999C9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G153
B158
Red158 (62%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)2.51%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 99 · B 9E
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