Colour

#898C99

#898C99
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#898C99 is a grey with RGB values 137, 140, 153 and HSL 229°, 7%, 57%. 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

#898C99#898C99

HEX#898C99

RGBrgb(137, 140, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.549, 0.6

RGB percentages53.7%, 54.9%, 60%

HSLhsl(228.7, 7.3%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 10.5%, 60%)

CMYK10.5%, 8.5%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,014,425

CSS custom property--colour: #898C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 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#767366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898D9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#888C99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#868E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 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 6 Slate grey · ΔE 7.5 Gray · ΔE 8.9 Dark grey · ΔE 13.2 Dim grey · ΔE 15.8 Silver · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#999689

Analogous#899499, #8E8999

Triadic#99898C, #8C9989

Split complementary#998E89, #949989

Tetradic#998994, #999689, #89998E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F7F8

Lighter +30%#DBDCE0

Lighter +20%#C0C1C8

Lighter +10%#A4A7B1

Darker −10%#6F7280

Darker −20%#575A65

Darker −30%#404149

Darker −40%#28292E

More saturated +25%#6E7BB4

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R137

G140

B153

Red137 (53.7%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue228.75°

Saturation (HSL)7.27%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 8C · B 99

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Colour values

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