Colour
#9FA5A3
- #9FA5A3
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9FA5A3 is a grey with RGB values 159, 165, 163 and HSL 160°, 3%, 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
#9FA5A3#9FA5A3
HEX#9FA5A3
RGBrgb(159, 165, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6471, 0.6392
RGB percentages62.4%, 64.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(160, 3.2%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 3.6%, 64.7%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 1.2%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,462,627
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA5A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#605A5C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A59FA1
Analogous#9FA5A0, #9FA4A5
Triadic#A39FA5, #A5A39F
Split complementary#A59FA4, #A5A09F
Tetradic#A09FA5, #A59FA1, #A4A59F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G165
B163
Red159 (62.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)3.23%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G A5 · B A3
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