Recognised as Colour

#8E8A8B

#8E8A8B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E8A8B is a grey with RGB values 142, 138, 139 and HSL 345°, 2%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8E8A8B#8E8A8B

HEX#8E8A8B

RGBrgb(142, 138, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5412, 0.5451

RGB percentages55.7%, 54.1%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(345, 1.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345, 2.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 2.1%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,341,579

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8A8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#717574

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8B8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8F8A8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.6 Dark grey · ΔE 11.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 13.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A8E8D

Analogous#8E8A8D, #8E8B8A

Triadic#8B8E8A, #8A8B8E

Split complementary#8A8E8B, #8A8D8E

Tetradic#8D8E8A, #8A8E8D, #8B8A8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F2F2

Lighter +30%#D9D8D8

Lighter +20%#C0BEBE

Lighter +10%#A7A4A5

Darker −10%#747172

Darker −20%#5B5758

Darker −30%#413E3F

Darker −40%#272526

More saturated +25%#AB6D7D

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R142

G138

B139

Red142 (55.7%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue345°

Saturation (HSL)1.74%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 8A · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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