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Recognised as Colour

#8D8B99

  • #8D8B99
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D8B99 is a grey with RGB values 141, 139, 153 and HSL 249°, 6%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8D8B99#8D8B99
HEX#8D8B99
RGBrgb(141, 139, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5451, 0.6
RGB percentages55.3%, 54.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(248.6, 6.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 9.2%, 60%)
CMYK7.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,276,313
CSS custom property--colour: #8D8B99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#727466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888D9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#888C99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8B8D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.5Slate grey · ΔE 8.7Gray · ΔE 9.4Dark grey · ΔE 13.4Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97998B
Analogous#8B9099, #948B99
Triadic#998D8B, #8B998D
Split complementary#99948B, #90998B
Tetradic#998B90, #97998B, #8B9994

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8F8
Lighter +30%#DDDCE1
Lighter +20%#C2C1C9
Lighter +10%#A8A6B1
Darker −10%#737180
Darker −20%#5B5965
Darker −30%#42414A
Darker −40%#2A292F
More saturated +25%#7A70B4
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R141
G139
B153
Red141 (55.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)6.42%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 8B · B 99

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