Colour

#8E9097

#8E9097
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E9097 is a grey with RGB values 142, 144, 151 and HSL 227°, 4%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8E9097

RGBrgb(142, 144, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5647, 0.5922

RGB percentages55.7%, 56.5%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(226.7, 4.1%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 6%, 59.2%)

CMYK6%, 4.6%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,343,127

CSS custom property--colour: #8E9097;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#716F68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E9097no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E9097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8C9192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.7 Slate grey · ΔE 10 Dark grey · ΔE 10.2 Dim grey · ΔE 15.9 Silver · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97958E

Analogous#8E9497, #918E97

Triadic#978E90, #90978E

Split complementary#97918E, #94978E

Tetradic#978E94, #97958E, #8E9791

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8F9

Lighter +30%#DEDEE0

Lighter +20%#C3C4C8

Lighter +10%#A9AAAF

Darker −10%#74767E

Darker −20%#5C5D63

Darker −30%#434449

Darker −40%#2B2B2E

More saturated +25%#7381B2

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R142

G144

B151

Red142 (55.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue226.67°

Saturation (HSL)4.15%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 90 · B 97

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