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Recognised as Colour

#9FAAAF

  • #9FAAAF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9FAAAF is a cyan with RGB values 159, 170, 175 and HSL 199°, 9%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9FAAAF#9FAAAF
HEX#9FAAAF
RGBrgb(159, 170, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6667, 0.6863
RGB percentages62.4%, 66.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(198.8, 9.1%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 9.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,463,919
CSS custom property--colour: #9FAAAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#605550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A9AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A7AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9BACABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.8Silver · ΔE 10Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Gray · ΔE 16.1Light grey · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.84, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA49F
Analogous#9FAFAC, #9FA2AF
Triadic#AF9FAA, #AAAF9F
Split complementary#AF9FA2, #AFAC9F
Tetradic#AC9FAF, #AFA49F, #A2AF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4F5
Lighter +20%#D7DBDD
Lighter +10%#BBC3C6
Darker −10%#839198
Darker −20%#69787F
Darker −30%#525E63
Darker −40%#3B4347
More saturated +25%#89B2C5
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R159
G170
B175
Red159 (62.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue198.75°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G AA · B AF

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