Recognised as Colour
#9E9DA0
- #9E9DA0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9E9DA0 is a grey with RGB values 158, 157, 160 and HSL 260°, 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
#9E9DA0#9E9DA0
HEX#9E9DA0
RGBrgb(158, 157, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6157, 0.6275
RGB percentages62%, 61.6%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(260, 1.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 1.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 1.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,395,040
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9DA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#61625F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FA09D
Analogous#9D9EA0, #A09DA0
Triadic#A09E9D, #9DA09E
Split complementary#A0A09D, #9EA09D
Tetradic#A09D9E, #9FA09D, #9DA0A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G157
B160
Red158 (62%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)1.55%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G 9D · B A0
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