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Recognised as Colour

#898C8A

  • #898C8A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#898C8A is a grey with RGB values 137, 140, 138 and HSL 140°, 1%, 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

#898C8A#898C8A
HEX#898C8A
RGBrgb(137, 140, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.549, 0.5412
RGB percentages53.7%, 54.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(140, 1.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 2.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 1.4%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,014,410
CSS custom property--colour: #898C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2591WCAG 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 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#767375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8B8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8B8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#898C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.7Dark grey · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Dim grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.66, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C898B
Analogous#8A8C89, #898C8C
Triadic#8A898C, #8C8A89
Split complementary#8C898C, #8C898A
Tetradic#898A8C, #8C898B, #8C8C89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F1F0
Lighter +30%#D6D8D7
Lighter +20%#BDBEBD
Lighter +10%#A3A5A4
Darker −10%#707271
Darker −20%#565957
Darker −30%#3D3F3E
Darker −40%#242524
More saturated +25%#6CA980
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R137
G140
B138
Red137 (53.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)1.29%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 89 · G 8C · B 8A

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