Colour

#8E9692

#8E9692
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E9692 is a grey with RGB values 142, 150, 146 and HSL 150°, 4%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8E9692

RGBrgb(142, 150, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5882, 0.5725

RGB percentages55.7%, 58.8%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(150, 3.7%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(150, 5.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK5.3%, 0%, 2.7%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,344,658

CSS custom property--colour: #8E9692;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#71696D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969592no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#949492no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8D9695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.7 Dark grey · ΔE 8.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Silver · ΔE 16.8 Dim grey · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.65, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#968E92

Analogous#8E968E, #8E9696

Triadic#928E96, #96928E

Split complementary#968E96, #968E8E

Tetradic#8E8E96, #968E92, #96968E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8F8

Lighter +30%#DDE0DE

Lighter +20%#C3C7C5

Lighter +10%#A8AFAB

Darker −10%#747D78

Darker −20%#5C625F

Darker −30%#434845

Darker −40%#2A2E2C

More saturated +25%#73B192

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R142

G150

B146

Red142 (55.7%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue150°

Saturation (HSL)3.67%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G 96 · B 92

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