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Colour

#8B9992

  • #8B9992
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8B9992 is a grey with RGB values 139, 153, 146 and HSL 150°, 6%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8B9992#8B9992
HEX#8B9992
RGBrgb(139, 153, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6, 0.5725
RGB percentages54.5%, 60%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(150, 6.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 9.2%, 60%)
CMYK9.2%, 0%, 4.6%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,818
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9992;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#74666D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989792no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#969592no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#899997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.9Gray · ΔE 10.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#998B92
Analogous#8B998B, #8B9999
Triadic#928B99, #99928B
Split complementary#998B99, #998B8B
Tetradic#8B8B99, #998B92, #99998B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8F8
Lighter +30%#DCE1DF
Lighter +20%#C1C9C5
Lighter +10%#A6B1AB
Darker −10%#718078
Darker −20%#59655F
Darker −30%#414A46
Darker −40%#292F2C
More saturated +25%#70B492
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R139
G153
B146
Red139 (54.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)6.42%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G 99 · B 92

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