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Recognised as Colour

#8D9898

  • #8D9898
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8D9898 is a grey with RGB values 141, 152, 152 and HSL 180°, 5%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8D9898#8D9898
HEX#8D9898
RGBrgb(141, 152, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5961, 0.5961
RGB percentages55.3%, 59.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(180, 5.1%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 7.2%, 59.6%)
CMYK7.2%, 0%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,279,640
CSS custom property--colour: #8D9898;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#726767

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969798no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#949598no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8A9998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.4Gray · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Slate grey · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#988D8D
Analogous#8D9893, #8D9398
Triadic#988D98, #98988D
Split complementary#988D93, #98938D
Tetradic#938D98, #988D8D, #93988D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9F9
Lighter +30%#DDE1E1
Lighter +20%#C3C8C8
Lighter +10%#A8B0B0
Darker −10%#737F7F
Darker −20%#5B6464
Darker −30%#424A4A
Darker −40%#2A2F2F
More saturated +25%#72B3B3
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R141
G152
B152
Red141 (55.3%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)5.07%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 98 · B 98

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