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Colour

#8B9997

  • #8B9997
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8B9997 is a grey with RGB values 139, 153, 151 and HSL 171°, 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

#8B9997#8B9997
HEX#8B9997
RGBrgb(139, 153, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6, 0.5922
RGB percentages54.5%, 60%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(171.4, 6.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 9.2%, 60%)
CMYK9.2%, 0%, 1.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,823
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#746668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979797no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#959597no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#889A98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9Gray · ΔE 10.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Silver · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#998B8D
Analogous#8B9990, #8B9499
Triadic#978B99, #99978B
Split complementary#998B94, #99908B
Tetradic#908B99, #998B8D, #94998B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8F8
Lighter +30%#DCE1E0
Lighter +20%#C1C9C8
Lighter +10%#A6B1AF
Darker −10%#71807E
Darker −20%#596563
Darker −30%#414A49
Darker −40%#292F2E
More saturated +25%#70B4AA
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R139
G153
B151
Red139 (54.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue171.43°
Saturation (HSL)6.42%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G 99 · B 97

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