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Recognised as Colour

#8D919A

  • #8D919A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D919A is a grey with RGB values 141, 145, 154 and HSL 222°, 6%, 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

#8D919A#8D919A
HEX#8D919A
RGBrgb(141, 145, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5686, 0.6039
RGB percentages55.3%, 56.9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(221.5, 6%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 8.4%, 60.4%)
CMYK8.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,277,850
CSS custom property--colour: #8D919A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#726E65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E919Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D909Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8A9394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.7Gray · ΔE 8.4Slate grey · ΔE 9.4Dark grey · ΔE 10.5Dim grey · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A968D
Analogous#8D989A, #908D9A
Triadic#9A8D91, #919A8D
Split complementary#9A908D, #989A8D
Tetradic#9A8D98, #9A968D, #8D9A90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9FA
Lighter +30%#DEDFE2
Lighter +20%#C3C5CA
Lighter +10%#A8ABB2
Darker −10%#737781
Darker −20%#5B5E66
Darker −30%#43454B
Darker −40%#2B2C30
More saturated +25%#7287B5
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R141
G145
B154
Red141 (55.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)6.05%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 91 · B 9A

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