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Colour

#8E9997

  • #8E9997
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8E9997 is a grey with RGB values 142, 153, 151 and HSL 169°, 5%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8E9997#8E9997
HEX#8E9997
RGBrgb(142, 153, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6, 0.5922
RGB percentages55.7%, 60%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(169.1, 5.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 7.2%, 60%)
CMYK7.2%, 0%, 1.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,345,431
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#716668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989897no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#969697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8B9A98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.2Gray · ΔE 9.7Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Silver · ΔE 16Cadetblue · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#998E90
Analogous#8E9992, #8E9599
Triadic#978E99, #99978E
Split complementary#998E96, #99928E
Tetradic#928E99, #998E90, #95998E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFA
Lighter +30%#DEE2E1
Lighter +20%#C4C9C8
Lighter +10%#A9B1B0
Darker −10%#74807E
Darker −20%#5C6564
Darker −30%#434B49
Darker −40%#2B302F
More saturated +25%#73B4A8
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R142
G153
B151
Red142 (55.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue169.09°
Saturation (HSL)5.12%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G 99 · B 97

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