Colour

#8F8791

#8F8791
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F8791 is a grey with RGB values 143, 135, 145 and HSL 288°, 4%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8F8791#8F8791

HEX#8F8791

RGBrgb(143, 135, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5294, 0.5686

RGB percentages56.1%, 52.9%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(288, 4.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 6.9%, 56.9%)

CMYK1.4%, 6.9%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,406,353

CSS custom property--colour: #8F8791;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#70786E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868991no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#888A91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8F888Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 10 Slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 13.6 Dim grey · ΔE 14.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#899187

Analogous#8A8791, #91878E

Triadic#918F87, #87918F

Split complementary#8E9187, #87918A

Tetradic#918A87, #899187, #878E91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F1F3

Lighter +30%#DAD7DA

Lighter +20%#C1BCC2

Lighter +10%#A8A2A9

Darker −10%#756E77

Darker −20%#5B555D

Darker −30%#413D42

Darker −40%#272428

More saturated +25%#A06AAE

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R143

G135

B145

Red143 (56.1%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)4.35%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 87 · B 91

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