Recognised as Colour
#8C9D8E
- #8C9D8E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8C9D8E is a grey with RGB values 140, 157, 142 and HSL 127°, 8%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8C9D8E#8C9D8E
HEX#8C9D8E
RGBrgb(140, 157, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6157, 0.5569
RGB percentages54.9%, 61.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(127.1, 8%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.1, 10.8%, 61.6%)
CMYK10.8%, 0%, 9.6%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,215,374
CSS custom property--colour: #8C9D8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#736271
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D8C9B
Analogous#939D8C, #8C9D97
Triadic#8E8C9D, #9D8E8C
Split complementary#968C9D, #9D8C93
Tetradic#8C939D, #9D8C9B, #9D978C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G157
B142
Red140 (54.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue127.06°
Saturation (HSL)7.98%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G 9D · B 8E
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