Recognised as Colour

#8E9588

#8E9588
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E9588 is a grey with RGB values 142, 149, 136 and HSL 92°, 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

#8E9588#8E9588

HEX#8E9588

RGBrgb(142, 149, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5843, 0.5333

RGB percentages55.7%, 58.4%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(92.3, 5.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(92.3, 8.7%, 58.4%)

CMYK4.7%, 0%, 8.7%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,344,392

CSS custom property--colour: #8E9588;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.5 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#716A77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969387no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#959289no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8E9491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

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

Gray · ΔE 10.6 Dark grey · ΔE 11.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18 Dim grey · ΔE 18.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Silver · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F8895

Analogous#959588, #889589

Triadic#888E95, #95888E

Split complementary#898895, #958895

Tetradic#889595, #8F8895, #958988

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F5F4

Lighter +30%#DBDDD9

Lighter +20%#C1C5BE

Lighter +10%#A8ADA3

Darker −10%#747C6E

Darker −20%#5B6156

Darker −30%#42463E

Darker −40%#282B26

More saturated +25%#8CB16C

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R142

G149

B136

Red142 (55.7%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue92.31°

Saturation (HSL)5.78%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G 95 · B 88

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