Colour

#8A8D96

#8A8D96
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A8D96 is a grey with RGB values 138, 141, 150 and HSL 225°, 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 Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8D96

RGBrgb(138, 141, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5529, 0.5882

RGB percentages54.1%, 55.3%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(225, 5.4%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 8%, 58.8%)

CMYK8%, 6%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,080,214

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8D96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#757269

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8E96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8D96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#878F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.2 Gray · ΔE 7.3 Slate grey · ΔE 8.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11.8 Dim grey · ΔE 15.2 Silver · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96938A

Analogous#8A9396, #8D8A96

Triadic#968A8D, #8D968A

Split complementary#968D8A, #93968A

Tetradic#968A93, #96938A, #8A968D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F6F6

Lighter +30%#DBDCDE

Lighter +20%#C0C1C6

Lighter +10%#A5A7AE

Darker −10%#70737D

Darker −20%#585A62

Darker −30%#404247

Darker −40%#28292C

More saturated +25%#6E7FB2

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R138

G141

B150

Red138 (54.1%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)5.41%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8D · B 96

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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