Colour

#89798C

#89798C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#89798C is a grey with RGB values 137, 121, 140 and HSL 291°, 8%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#89798C#89798C

HEX#89798C

RGBrgb(137, 121, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4745, 0.549

RGB percentages53.7%, 47.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(290.5, 7.6%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 13.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK2.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,009,548

CSS custom property--colour: #89798C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#768673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777D8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7F8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8A7B7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Gray · ΔE 12.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Dim grey · ΔE 15.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6 Dark grey · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C8C79

Analogous#7F798C, #8C7986

Triadic#8C8979, #798C89

Split complementary#868C79, #798C7F

Tetradic#8C7F79, #7C8C79, #79868C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE7EA

Lighter +30%#D2CBD3

Lighter +20%#B9B0BB

Lighter +10%#A194A4

Darker −10%#6E6171

Darker −20%#544956

Darker −30%#39323A

Darker −40%#1E1A1F

More saturated +25%#9E5AAB

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R137

G121

B140

Red137 (53.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue290.53°

Saturation (HSL)7.63%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 79 · B 8C

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