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Recognised as Colour

#9FA099

  • #9FA099
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9FA099 is a grey with RGB values 159, 160, 153 and HSL 69°, 4%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9FA099#9FA099
HEX#9FA099
RGBrgb(159, 160, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6275, 0.6
RGB percentages62.4%, 62.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(68.6, 3.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 4.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 4.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,337
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA099;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#605F66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19F99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19F99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A09F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.3Gray · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 19Rosy brown · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.33, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A99A0
Analogous#A09E99, #9CA099
Triadic#999FA0, #A0999F
Split complementary#999CA0, #9E99A0
Tetradic#99A09E, #9A99A0, #A0999C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEAE8
Lighter +20%#D1D1CE
Lighter +10%#B8B9B3
Darker −10%#86877F
Darker −20%#6C6D66
Darker −30%#52534D
Darker −40%#383835
More saturated +25%#B1B980
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R159
G160
B153
Red159 (62.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue68.57°
Saturation (HSL)3.55%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G A0 · B 99

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