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Colour

#8E9197

  • #8E9197
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8E9197 is a grey with RGB values 142, 145, 151 and HSL 220°, 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

#8E9197#8E9197
HEX#8E9197
RGBrgb(142, 145, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5686, 0.5922
RGB percentages55.7%, 56.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(220, 4.1%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 6%, 59.2%)
CMYK6%, 4%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,343,383
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9197;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#716E68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8C9293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.4Light slate grey · ΔE 9Dark grey · ΔE 9.8Slate grey · ΔE 10.4Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Silver · ΔE 18
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#97948E
Analogous#8E9697, #908E97
Triadic#978E91, #91978E
Split complementary#97908E, #95978E
Tetradic#978E96, #97948E, #8E9790

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8F9
Lighter +30%#DEDFE0
Lighter +20%#C3C5C8
Lighter +10%#A9ABAF
Darker −10%#74777E
Darker −20%#5C5E63
Darker −30%#434549
Darker −40%#2B2C2E
More saturated +25%#7388B2
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R142
G145
B151
Red142 (55.7%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)4.15%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 91 · B 97

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