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Colour

#9EA6A1

  • #9EA6A1
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  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9EA6A1 is a grey with RGB values 158, 166, 161 and HSL 142°, 4%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9EA6A1#9EA6A1
HEX#9EA6A1
RGBrgb(158, 166, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.651, 0.6314
RGB percentages62%, 65.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(142.5, 4.3%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142.5, 4.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,397,345
CSS custom property--colour: #9EA6A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#61595E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A5A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A4A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9DA6A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.5Silver · ΔE 11.1Gray · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light grey · ΔE 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.53, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A69EA3
Analogous#9FA69E, #9EA6A5
Triadic#A19EA6, #A6A19E
Split complementary#A59EA6, #A69E9F
Tetradic#9E9FA6, #A69EA3, #A6A59E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEFEE
Lighter +20%#D3D7D5
Lighter +10%#B9BEBB
Darker −10%#838E87
Darker −20%#6A746E
Darker −30%#525955
Darker −40%#393F3B
More saturated +25%#87BD9B
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R158
G166
B161
Red158 (62%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue142.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.3%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G A6 · B A1

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