Colour

#838E8F

#838E8F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#838E8F is a grey with RGB values 131, 142, 143 and HSL 185°, 5%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#838E8F#838E8F

HEX#838E8F

RGBrgb(131, 142, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5569, 0.5608

RGB percentages51.4%, 55.7%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(185, 5.1%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185, 8.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK8.4%, 0.7%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,621,711

CSS custom property--colour: #838E8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#7C7170

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8D8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8B8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#808F8Eno 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 text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.6 Slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Dark grey · ΔE 11.8 Dim grey · ΔE 14.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8F8483

Analogous#838F8A, #83888F

Triadic#8F838E, #8E8F83

Split complementary#8F8388, #8F8A83

Tetradic#8A838F, #8F8483, #888F83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEF0F0

Lighter +30%#D3D7D8

Lighter +20%#B9BFBF

Lighter +10%#9EA6A7

Darker −10%#6A7475

Darker −20%#525A5A

Darker −30%#393F40

Darker −40%#212425

More saturated +25%#65A7AD

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R131

G142

B143

Red131 (51.4%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue185°

Saturation (HSL)5.08%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 8E · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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