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Recognised as Colour

#8A9394

  • #8A9394
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8A9394 is a grey with RGB values 138, 147, 148 and HSL 186°, 4%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8A9394#8A9394
HEX#8A9394
RGBrgb(138, 147, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5765, 0.5804
RGB percentages54.1%, 57.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(186, 4.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 6.8%, 58%)
CMYK6.8%, 0.7%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,081,748
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9394;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#756C6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919294no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#909194no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#879493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.5Dark grey · ΔE 9.6Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4Slate grey · ΔE 11.6Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#948B8A
Analogous#8A9490, #8A8E94
Triadic#948A93, #93948A
Split complementary#948A8E, #94908A
Tetradic#908A94, #948B8A, #8E948A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5F5
Lighter +30%#DADDDD
Lighter +20%#BFC4C5
Lighter +10%#A5ACAC
Darker −10%#707A7B
Darker −20%#585F60
Darker −30%#404545
Darker −40%#272A2B
More saturated +25%#6EA9B0
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R138
G147
B148
Red138 (54.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)4.46%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 93 · B 94

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