Colour
#8E9587
- #8E9587
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8E9587 is a grey with RGB values 142, 149, 135 and HSL 90°, 6%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8E9587#8E9587
HEX#8E9587
RGBrgb(142, 149, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5843, 0.5294
RGB percentages55.7%, 58.4%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(90, 6.2%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 9.4%, 58.4%)
CMYK4.7%, 0%, 9.4%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,344,391
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9587;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#716A78
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E8795
Analogous#959587, #879587
Triadic#878E95, #95878E
Split complementary#878795, #958795
Tetradic#879595, #8E8795, #958787
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G149
B135
Red142 (55.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)6.19%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G 95 · B 87
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