Colour

#8C8E93

#8C8E93
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8C8E93 is a grey with RGB values 140, 142, 147 and HSL 223°, 3%, 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

#8C8E93#8C8E93

HEX#8C8E93

RGBrgb(140, 142, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5569, 0.5765

RGB percentages54.9%, 55.7%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(222.9, 3.1%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 4.8%, 57.6%)

CMYK4.8%, 3.4%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,211,539

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8E93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1

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

Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#73716C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8E93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8E93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8B8F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 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 text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1 Slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Dark grey · ΔE 10.6 Dim grey · ΔE 14.9 Silver · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93918C

Analogous#8C9293, #8E8C93

Triadic#938C8E, #8E938C

Split complementary#938E8C, #92938C

Tetradic#938C92, #93918C, #8C938E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F5F6

Lighter +30%#DBDCDD

Lighter +20%#C1C2C4

Lighter +10%#A6A8AC

Darker −10%#72747A

Darker −20%#5A5B5F

Darker −30%#414245

Darker −40%#28292B

More saturated +25%#7082AF

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R140

G142

B147

Red140 (54.9%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)3.14%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 8E · B 93

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