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Recognised as Colour

#8B9394

  • #8B9394
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8B9394 is a grey with RGB values 139, 147, 148 and HSL 187°, 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

#8B9394#8B9394
HEX#8B9394
RGBrgb(139, 147, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5765, 0.5804
RGB percentages54.5%, 57.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(186.7, 4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 6.1%, 58%)
CMYK6.1%, 0.7%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,147,284
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9394;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#746C6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929294no 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 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#899493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.4Dark grey · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 10.6Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Silver · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#948C8B
Analogous#8B9491, #8B8E94
Triadic#948B93, #93948B
Split complementary#948B8E, #94918B
Tetradic#918B94, #948C8B, #8E948B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F6F6
Lighter +30%#DBDDDD
Lighter +20%#C0C4C5
Lighter +10%#A6ACAC
Darker −10%#717A7B
Darker −20%#595F60
Darker −30%#404546
Darker −40%#282B2B
More saturated +25%#6FA9B0
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R139
G147
B148
Red139 (54.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)4.04%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 93 · B 94

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