Recognised as Colour
#9F9C93
- #9F9C93
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9F9C93 is a grey with RGB values 159, 156, 147 and HSL 45°, 6%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9F9C93#9F9C93
HEX#9F9C93
RGBrgb(159, 156, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6118, 0.5765
RGB percentages62.4%, 61.2%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(45, 5.9%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 7.5%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 1.9%, 7.5%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,460,307
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9C93;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#60636C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93969F
Analogous#9F9693, #9C9F93
Triadic#939F9C, #9C939F
Split complementary#939C9F, #96939F
Tetradic#939F96, #93969F, #9F939C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G156
B147
Red159 (62.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9C · B 93
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