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Recognised as Colour

#9FA8A9

  • #9FA8A9
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9FA8A9 is a grey with RGB values 159, 168, 169 and HSL 186°, 5%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9FA8A9#9FA8A9
HEX#9FA8A9
RGBrgb(159, 168, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6588, 0.6627
RGB percentages62.4%, 65.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(186, 5.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 5.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK5.9%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,463,401
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA8A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#605756

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A7A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A6A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9CA9A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 3.5Silver · ΔE 10.1Gray · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.54, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9A09F
Analogous#9FA9A5, #9FA3A9
Triadic#A99FA8, #A8A99F
Split complementary#A99FA3, #A9A59F
Tetradic#A59FA9, #A9A09F, #A3A99F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F1F1
Lighter +20%#D5D9D9
Lighter +10%#BAC0C1
Darker −10%#849091
Darker −20%#6B7677
Darker −30%#535B5C
Darker −40%#3B4141
More saturated +25%#88BAC0
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R159
G168
B169
Red159 (62.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)5.49%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A8 · B A9

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