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Colour

#9EA1AA

  • #9EA1AA
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9EA1AA is a grey with RGB values 158, 161, 170 and HSL 225°, 7%, 64%. 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

#9EA1AA#9EA1AA
HEX#9EA1AA
RGBrgb(158, 161, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6314, 0.6667
RGB percentages62%, 63.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(225, 6.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 7.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK7.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,396,074
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA1AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 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#615E55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA2AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA1AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA3A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
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

Dark grey · ΔE 5.9Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4Silver · ΔE 12.5Gray · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAA79E
Analogous#9EA7AA, #A19EAA
Triadic#AA9EA1, #A1AA9E
Split complementary#AAA19E, #A7AA9E
Tetradic#AA9EA7, #AAA79E, #9EAAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F0F1
Lighter +20%#D4D6DA
Lighter +10%#B9BBC2
Darker −10%#838792
Darker −20%#6A6D78
Darker −30%#52555D
Darker −40%#3A3C42
More saturated +25%#8796C1
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R158
G161
B170
Red158 (62%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)6.59%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9E · G A1 · B AA

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