Recognised as Colour
#9EA09D
- #9EA09D
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9EA09D is a grey with RGB values 158, 160, 157 and HSL 100°, 2%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9EA09D#9EA09D
HEX#9EA09D
RGBrgb(158, 160, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6275, 0.6157
RGB percentages62%, 62.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(100, 1.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 1.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 1.9%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,395,805
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA09D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#615F62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F9DA0
Analogous#A0A09D, #9DA09E
Triadic#9D9EA0, #A09D9E
Split complementary#9E9DA0, #A09DA0
Tetradic#9DA0A0, #9F9DA0, #A09E9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G160
B157
Red158 (62%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)1.55%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G A0 · B 9D
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