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Colour

#8B9399

  • #8B9399
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8B9399 is a grey with RGB values 139, 147, 153 and HSL 206°, 6%, 57%. 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

#8B9399#8B9399
HEX#8B9399
RGBrgb(139, 147, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5765, 0.6
RGB percentages54.5%, 57.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(205.7, 6.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 9.2%, 60%)
CMYK9.2%, 3.9%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,147,289
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9399;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#746C66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#889595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.2Light slate grey · ΔE 8.3Dark grey · ΔE 9.8Slate grey · ΔE 10Dim grey · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99918B
Analogous#8B9998, #8B8C99
Triadic#998B93, #93998B
Split complementary#998B8C, #99988B
Tetradic#988B99, #99918B, #8C998B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8F8
Lighter +30%#DCDFE1
Lighter +20%#C1C6C9
Lighter +10%#A6ACB1
Darker −10%#717A80
Darker −20%#596065
Darker −30%#41464A
Darker −40%#292C2F
More saturated +25%#7097B4
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R139
G147
B153
Red139 (54.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)6.42%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 93 · B 99

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