Colour

#8A898B

#8A898B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A898B is a grey with RGB values 138, 137, 139 and HSL 270°, 1%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8A898B#8A898B

HEX#8A898B

RGBrgb(138, 137, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5373, 0.5451

RGB percentages54.1%, 53.7%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(270, 0.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 1.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK0.7%, 1.4%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,179

CSS custom property--colour: #8A898B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#757674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89898Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#89898Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8A898Ano 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 text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.7 Slate grey · ΔE 11 Dark grey · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 12.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.84, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A8B89

Analogous#89898B, #8B898B

Triadic#8B8A89, #898B8A

Split complementary#8B8B89, #898B89

Tetradic#8B8989, #8A8B89, #898B8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F0F0

Lighter +30%#D7D6D7

Lighter +20%#BDBCBE

Lighter +10%#A4A3A4

Darker −10%#717071

Darker −20%#575658

Darker −30%#3E3D3E

Darker −40%#242424

More saturated +25%#8A6CA8

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R138

G137

B139

Red138 (54.1%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)0.85%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 89 · B 8B

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Colour values

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