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Colour

#9F9CAA

  • #9F9CAA
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9F9CAA is a grey with RGB values 159, 156, 170 and HSL 253°, 8%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9F9CAA#9F9CAA
HEX#9F9CAA
RGBrgb(159, 156, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6118, 0.6667
RGB percentages62.4%, 61.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(252.9, 7.6%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 8.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK6.5%, 8.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,460,330
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#606355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9D9EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7Gray · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 14Silver · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7AA9C
Analogous#9CA0AA, #A69CAA
Triadic#AA9F9C, #9CAA9F
Split complementary#AAA69C, #A0AA9C
Tetradic#AA9CA0, #A7AA9C, #9CAAA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEEF1
Lighter +20%#D4D3D9
Lighter +10%#BAB7C2
Darker −10%#848192
Darker −20%#6B6779
Darker −30%#53505D
Darker −40%#3A3842
More saturated +25%#9285C1
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R159
G156
B170
Red159 (62.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)7.61%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 9C · B AA

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