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Recognised as Colour

#89808C

  • #89808C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#89808C is a grey with RGB values 137, 128, 140 and HSL 285°, 5%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#89808C#89808C
HEX#89808C
RGBrgb(137, 128, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.502, 0.549
RGB percentages53.7%, 50.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(285, 5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 8.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,011,340
CSS custom property--colour: #89808C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#767F73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F828Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#81838Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#898184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.9Slate grey · ΔE 9.7Light slate grey · ΔE 10Dim grey · ΔE 12.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.5Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#838C80
Analogous#83808C, #8C8089
Triadic#8C8980, #808C89
Split complementary#898C80, #808C83
Tetradic#8C8380, #838C80, #80898C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEBED
Lighter +30%#D4D0D5
Lighter +20%#BBB6BC
Lighter +10%#A29BA4
Darker −10%#6F6772
Darker −20%#554F57
Darker −30%#3B373C
Darker −40%#211E22
More saturated +25%#9862AA
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R137
G128
B140
Red137 (53.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)4.96%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 80 · B 8C

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