Recognised as Colour
#9FA8AC
- #9FA8AC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9FA8AC is a grey with RGB values 159, 168, 172 and HSL 198°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9FA8AC#9FA8AC
HEX#9FA8AC
RGBrgb(159, 168, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6588, 0.6745
RGB percentages62.4%, 65.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(198.5, 7.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 7.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK7.6%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,463,404
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA8AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#605753
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACA39F
Analogous#9FACAA, #9FA2AC
Triadic#AC9FA8, #A8AC9F
Split complementary#AC9FA2, #ACAA9F
Tetradic#AA9FAC, #ACA39F, #A2AC9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G168
B172
Red159 (62.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue198.46°
Saturation (HSL)7.26%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G A8 · B AC
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