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Recognised as Colour

#8A949B

  • #8A949B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A949B is a grey with RGB values 138, 148, 155 and HSL 205°, 8%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A949B#8A949B
HEX#8A949B
RGBrgb(138, 148, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5804, 0.6078
RGB percentages54.1%, 58%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(204.7, 7.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 11%, 60.8%)
CMYK11%, 4.5%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,011
CSS custom property--colour: #8A949B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#756B64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91949Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F929Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#869696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.8Gray · ΔE 8.9Slate grey · ΔE 9.7Dark grey · ΔE 10.1Dim grey · ΔE 17.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B918A
Analogous#8A9B99, #8A8C9B
Triadic#9B8A94, #949B8A
Split complementary#9B8A8C, #9B998A
Tetradic#998A9B, #9B918A, #8C9B8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9F9
Lighter +30%#DCDFE2
Lighter +20%#C1C6CA
Lighter +10%#A5ADB3
Darker −10%#707B82
Darker −20%#586167
Darker −30%#41474B
Darker −40%#292D30
More saturated +25%#6F99B6
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R138
G148
B155
Red138 (54.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue204.71°
Saturation (HSL)7.83%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 94 · B 9B

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