Recognised as Colour
#9FACAA
- #9FACAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9FACAA is a grey with RGB values 159, 172, 170 and HSL 171°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9FACAA#9FACAA
HEX#9FACAA
RGBrgb(159, 172, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6745, 0.6667
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(170.8, 7.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 7.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK7.6%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,426
CSS custom property--colour: #9FACAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#605355
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC9FA1
Analogous#9FACA3, #9FA8AC
Triadic#AA9FAC, #ACAA9F
Split complementary#AC9FA8, #ACA39F
Tetradic#A39FAC, #AC9FA1, #A8AC9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G172
B170
Red159 (62.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue170.77°
Saturation (HSL)7.26%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G AC · B AA
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