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Recognised as Colour

#8D8D94

  • #8D8D94
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8D8D94 is a grey with RGB values 141, 141, 148 and HSL 240°, 3%, 57%. 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

#8D8D94#8D8D94
HEX#8D8D94
RGBrgb(141, 141, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5529, 0.5804
RGB percentages55.3%, 55.3%, 58%
HSLhsl(240, 3.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 4.7%, 58%)
CMYK4.7%, 4.7%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,276,820
CSS custom property--colour: #8D8D94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26851WCAG 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 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#72726B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8E94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8D94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8C8E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.6Light slate grey · ΔE 8.7Slate grey · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 11.1Dim grey · ΔE 15Silver · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94948D
Analogous#8D9194, #918D94
Triadic#948D8D, #8D948D
Split complementary#94918D, #91948D
Tetradic#948D91, #94948D, #8D9491

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F6F7
Lighter +30%#DCDCDE
Lighter +20%#C2C2C5
Lighter +10%#A7A7AD
Darker −10%#73737B
Darker −20%#5B5B60
Darker −30%#424246
Darker −40%#29292C
More saturated +25%#7171B0
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R141
G141
B148
Red141 (55.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)3.17%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 8D · B 94

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