Colour

#8A8C95

#8A8C95
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A8C95 is a grey with RGB values 138, 140, 149 and HSL 229°, 5%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8C95

RGBrgb(138, 140, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.549, 0.5843

RGB percentages54.1%, 54.9%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(229.1, 4.9%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 7.4%, 58.4%)

CMYK7.4%, 6%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,957

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8C95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 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#75736A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#898C95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#888E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 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

Gray · ΔE 7 Light slate grey · ΔE 7.4 Slate grey · ΔE 8.5 Dark grey · ΔE 12 Dim grey · ΔE 14.9 Silver · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95938A

Analogous#8A9295, #8D8A95

Triadic#958A8C, #8C958A

Split complementary#958D8A, #92958A

Tetradic#958A92, #95938A, #8A958D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F5F6

Lighter +30%#DADBDE

Lighter +20%#C0C1C5

Lighter +10%#A5A6AD

Darker −10%#70727C

Darker −20%#585A61

Darker −30%#404146

Darker −40%#27282C

More saturated +25%#6E7AB1

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R138

G140

B149

Red138 (54.1%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue229.09°

Saturation (HSL)4.93%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8C · B 95

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Colour values

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