Colour

#868D97

#868D97
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#868D97 is a grey with RGB values 134, 141, 151 and HSL 215°, 8%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#868D97

RGBrgb(134, 141, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5529, 0.5922

RGB percentages52.5%, 55.3%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(215.3, 7.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 11.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK11.3%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,818,071

CSS custom property--colour: #868D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#797268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8D98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#888C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#828F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.8 Slate grey · ΔE 7.3 Gray · ΔE 7.8 Dark grey · ΔE 12.5 Dim grey · ΔE 15.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#979086

Analogous#869697, #888697

Triadic#97868D, #8D9786

Split complementary#978886, #969786

Tetradic#978696, #979086, #869788

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F4F5

Lighter +30%#D8DBDE

Lighter +20%#BDC1C6

Lighter +10%#A1A7AF

Darker −10%#6C737E

Darker −20%#555A62

Darker −30%#3D4147

Darker −40%#25282C

More saturated +25%#6A88B3

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R134

G141

B151

Red134 (52.5%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue215.29°

Saturation (HSL)7.56%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G 8D · B 97

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