Recognised as Colour

#8D909B

#8D909B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D909B is a grey with RGB values 141, 144, 155 and HSL 227°, 7%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8D909B#8D909B

HEX#8D909B

RGBrgb(141, 144, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5647, 0.6078

RGB percentages55.3%, 56.5%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(227.1, 6.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 9%, 60.8%)

CMYK9%, 7.1%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,277,595

CSS custom property--colour: #8D909B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#726F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D919Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C909Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8A9293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.2 Gray · ΔE 8.9 Slate grey · ΔE 8.9 Dark grey · ΔE 11.3 Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Silver · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B988D

Analogous#8D979B, #918D9B

Triadic#9B8D90, #909B8D

Split complementary#9B918D, #979B8D

Tetradic#9B8D97, #9B988D, #8D9B91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAFA

Lighter +30%#DFDFE2

Lighter +20%#C3C5CB

Lighter +10%#A8AAB3

Darker −10%#727683

Darker −20%#5B5D67

Darker −30%#43454C

Darker −40%#2B2C31

More saturated +25%#7281B6

Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R141

G144

B155

Red141 (55.3%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue227.14°

Saturation (HSL)6.54%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 90 · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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