Recognised as Colour
#8E9988
- #8E9988
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8E9988 is a grey with RGB values 142, 153, 136 and HSL 99°, 8%, 57%. 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
#8E9988#8E9988
HEX#8E9988
RGBrgb(142, 153, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6, 0.5333
RGB percentages55.7%, 60%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(98.8, 7.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.8, 11.1%, 60%)
CMYK7.2%, 0%, 11.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,345,416
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9988;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#716677
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#938899
Analogous#979988, #88998B
Triadic#888E99, #99888E
Split complementary#8A8899, #998897
Tetradic#889799, #938899, #998B88
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G153
B136
Red142 (55.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue98.82°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G 99 · B 88
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