Colour

#8C8E91

#8C8E91
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8C8E91 is a grey with RGB values 140, 142, 145 and HSL 216°, 2%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8C8E91#8C8E91

HEX#8C8E91

RGBrgb(140, 142, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5569, 0.5686

RGB percentages54.9%, 55.7%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(216, 2.2%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 3.4%, 56.9%)

CMYK3.4%, 2.1%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,211,537

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8E91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#73716E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8E91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8E91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8B8F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 10 Dark grey · ΔE 10.5 Slate grey · ΔE 10.8 Dim grey · ΔE 14.6 Silver · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#918F8C

Analogous#8C9191, #8D8C91

Triadic#918C8E, #8E918C

Split complementary#918D8C, #91918C

Tetradic#918C91, #918F8C, #8C918D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4F4F5

Lighter +30%#DADBDC

Lighter +20%#C0C1C3

Lighter +10%#A6A8AA

Darker −10%#727478

Darker −20%#595B5E

Darker −30%#414243

Darker −40%#282829

More saturated +25%#7088AD

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R140

G142

B145

Red140 (54.9%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)2.22%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 8E · B 91

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