Colour

#8E8795

#8E8795
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8E8795 is a grey with RGB values 142, 135, 149 and HSL 270°, 6%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8E8795#8E8795

HEX#8E8795

RGBrgb(142, 135, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5294, 0.5843

RGB percentages55.7%, 52.9%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(270, 6.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 9.4%, 58.4%)

CMYK4.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,340,821

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8795;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#71786A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858996no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#868A95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8D898Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9 Gray · ΔE 9.2 Slate grey · ΔE 9.6 Dark grey · ΔE 14.6 Dim grey · ΔE 15.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E9587

Analogous#878795, #958795

Triadic#958E87, #87958E

Split complementary#959587, #879587

Tetradic#958787, #8E9587, #879595

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F3F5

Lighter +30%#DBD8DD

Lighter +20%#C1BDC5

Lighter +10%#A8A2AD

Darker −10%#756D7C

Darker −20%#5B5561

Darker −30%#423D46

Darker −40%#28262A

More saturated +25%#8E6BB1

Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R142

G135

B149

Red142 (55.7%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)6.19%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 87 · B 95

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Colour values

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