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Colour

#8E9895

  • #8E9895
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8E9895 is a grey with RGB values 142, 152, 149 and HSL 162°, 5%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8E9895#8E9895
HEX#8E9895
RGBrgb(142, 152, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5961, 0.5843
RGB percentages55.7%, 59.6%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(162, 4.6%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162, 6.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK6.6%, 0%, 2%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,345,173
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9895;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#71676A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979795no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#959595no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8C9897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.4Gray · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#988E91
Analogous#8E9890, #8E9698
Triadic#958E98, #98958E
Split complementary#988E96, #98908E
Tetradic#908E98, #988E91, #96988E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9F9
Lighter +30%#DEE1E0
Lighter +20%#C3C9C7
Lighter +10%#A9B0AE
Darker −10%#747F7C
Darker −20%#5C6462
Darker −30%#434A48
Darker −40%#2B2F2E
More saturated +25%#73B3A0
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R142
G152
B149
Red142 (55.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue162°
Saturation (HSL)4.63%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G 98 · B 95

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