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Colour

#8E989A

  • #8E989A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8E989A is a grey with RGB values 142, 152, 154 and HSL 190°, 6%, 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

#8E989A#8E989A
HEX#8E989A
RGBrgb(142, 152, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5961, 0.6039
RGB percentages55.7%, 59.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(190, 5.6%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 7.8%, 60.4%)
CMYK7.8%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,345,178
CSS custom property--colour: #8E989A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#716765

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96979Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#94959Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8B9999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.1Gray · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8Slate grey · ΔE 12.5Silver · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A908E
Analogous#8E9A96, #8E929A
Triadic#9A8E98, #989A8E
Split complementary#9A8E92, #9A968E
Tetradic#968E9A, #9A908E, #929A8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFA
Lighter +30%#DFE2E2
Lighter +20%#C4C9CA
Lighter +10%#A9B1B2
Darker −10%#747F81
Darker −20%#5C6566
Darker −30%#434A4C
Darker −40%#2B3031
More saturated +25%#73AAB5
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R142
G152
B154
Red142 (55.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)5.61%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 98 · B 9A

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