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Recognised as Colour

#8E938B

  • #8E938B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8E938B is a grey with RGB values 142, 147, 139 and HSL 97°, 4%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8E938B#8E938B
HEX#8E938B
RGBrgb(142, 147, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5765, 0.5451
RGB percentages55.7%, 57.6%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(97.5, 3.6%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.5, 5.4%, 57.6%)
CMYK3.4%, 0%, 5.4%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,343,883
CSS custom property--colour: #8E938B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#716C74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94928Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93918Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#8E9291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.3Dark grey · ΔE 10.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Dim grey · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#908B93
Analogous#92938B, #8B938C
Triadic#8B8E93, #938B8E
Split complementary#8C8B93, #938B92
Tetradic#8B9293, #908B93, #938C8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5F5
Lighter +30%#DBDDDA
Lighter +20%#C1C4C0
Lighter +10%#A8ACA5
Darker −10%#747A71
Darker −20%#5B5F59
Darker −30%#424540
Darker −40%#292A28
More saturated +25%#87AF6F
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R142
G147
B139
Red142 (55.7%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue97.5°
Saturation (HSL)3.57%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G 93 · B 8B

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