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Recognised as Colour

#9EAAA9

  • #9EAAA9
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9EAAA9 is a grey with RGB values 158, 170, 169 and HSL 175°, 7%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9EAAA9#9EAAA9
HEX#9EAAA9
RGBrgb(158, 170, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.6667, 0.6627
RGB percentages62%, 66.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(175, 6.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175, 7.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 0.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,398,377
CSS custom property--colour: #9EAAA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#615556

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A9A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A7A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BABAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.5Silver · ΔE 10.1Gray · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Light grey · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.54, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA9E9F
Analogous#9EAAA3, #9EA5AA
Triadic#A99EAA, #AAA99E
Split complementary#AA9EA5, #AAA39E
Tetradic#A39EAA, #AA9E9F, #A5AA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F1F1
Lighter +20%#D4DAD9
Lighter +10%#B9C2C1
Darker −10%#839291
Darker −20%#6A7877
Darker −30%#525D5C
Darker −40%#3A4241
More saturated +25%#87C1BC
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R158
G170
B169
Red158 (62%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue175°
Saturation (HSL)6.59%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G AA · B A9

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