Colour

#8E8488

#8E8488
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E8488 is a grey with RGB values 142, 132, 136 and HSL 336°, 4%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8E8488#8E8488

HEX#8E8488

RGBrgb(142, 132, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5176, 0.5333

RGB percentages55.7%, 51.8%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(336, 4.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 7%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 7%, 4.2%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,340,040

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8488;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#717B77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858688no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#878788no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#908485no 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 text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.2 Slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark grey · ΔE 13.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#848E8A

Analogous#8E848D, #8E8584

Triadic#888E84, #84888E

Split complementary#848E85, #848D8E

Tetradic#8D8E84, #848E8A, #85848E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EEEF

Lighter +30%#D7D4D5

Lighter +20%#BFB9BB

Lighter +10%#A69FA2

Darker −10%#746B6F

Darker −20%#5A5255

Darker −30%#3F3A3C

Darker −40%#242223

More saturated +25%#AC6782

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R142

G132

B136

Red142 (55.7%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)4.24%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 84 · B 88

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