Colour

#8D898E

#8D898E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8D898E is a grey with RGB values 141, 137, 142 and HSL 288°, 2%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8D898E#8D898E

HEX#8D898E

RGBrgb(141, 137, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5373, 0.5569

RGB percentages55.3%, 53.7%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(288, 2.2%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 3.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK0.7%, 3.5%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,275,790

CSS custom property--colour: #8D898E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#727671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898A8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#898A8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#8D898Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Slate grey · ΔE 10.7 Dark grey · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A8E89

Analogous#8B898E, #8E898D

Triadic#8E8D89, #898E8D

Split complementary#8D8E89, #898E8B

Tetradic#8E8B89, #8A8E89, #898D8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F1F2

Lighter +30%#D9D7D9

Lighter +20%#BFBDC0

Lighter +10%#A6A3A7

Darker −10%#737074

Darker −20%#5A575A

Darker −30%#403E40

Darker −40%#262526

More saturated +25%#9E6CAB

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R141

G137

B142

Red141 (55.3%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)2.16%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 89 · B 8E

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