Colour
#8B9888
- #8B9888
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8B9888 is a grey with RGB values 139, 152, 136 and HSL 109°, 7%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8B9888#8B9888
HEX#8B9888
RGBrgb(139, 152, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5961, 0.5333
RGB percentages54.5%, 59.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(108.8, 7.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.8, 10.5%, 59.6%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 10.5%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,552
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9888;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#746777
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#958898
Analogous#939888, #88988D
Triadic#888B98, #98888B
Split complementary#8D8898, #988893
Tetradic#889398, #958898, #988D88
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G152
B136
Red139 (54.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue108.75°
Saturation (HSL)7.21%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G 98 · B 88
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