Colour

#8D9698

#8D9698
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#8D9698 is a grey with RGB values 141, 150, 152 and HSL 191°, 5%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8D9698

RGBrgb(141, 150, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5882, 0.5961

RGB percentages55.3%, 58.8%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(190.9, 5.1%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 7.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK7.2%, 1.3%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,279,128

CSS custom property--colour: #8D9698;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#726967

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#949598no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#929498no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8A9797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.6 Gray · ΔE 8.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Slate grey · ΔE 12 Silver · ΔE 16.7 Dim grey · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#988F8D

Analogous#8D9894, #8D9198

Triadic#988D96, #96988D

Split complementary#988D91, #98948D

Tetradic#958D98, #988F8D, #91988D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F9F9

Lighter +30%#DDE0E1

Lighter +20%#C3C7C8

Lighter +10%#A8AFB0

Darker −10%#737D7F

Darker −20%#5B6364

Darker −30%#42484A

Darker −40%#2A2E2F

More saturated +25%#72A7B3

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R141

G150

B152

Red141 (55.3%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue190.91°

Saturation (HSL)5.07%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 96 · B 98

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