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Recognised as Colour

#8A8896

  • #8A8896
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A8896 is a grey with RGB values 138, 136, 150 and HSL 249°, 6%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A8896#8A8896
HEX#8A8896
RGBrgb(138, 136, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5333, 0.5882
RGB percentages54.1%, 53.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(248.6, 6.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 9.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK8%, 9.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,078,934
CSS custom property--colour: #8A8896;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#757769

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858A97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#858996no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#888A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.2Slate grey · ΔE 8Gray · ΔE 8.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.4Dim grey · ΔE 15.2Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#949688
Analogous#888D96, #918896
Triadic#968A88, #88968A
Split complementary#969188, #8D9688
Tetradic#96888D, #949688, #889691

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F4F6
Lighter +30%#DAD9DE
Lighter +20%#BFBEC6
Lighter +10%#A5A3AE
Darker −10%#706E7D
Darker −20%#585662
Darker −30%#403E47
Darker −40%#27262C
More saturated +25%#766CB2
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R138
G136
B150
Red138 (54.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 88 · B 96

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