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Recognised as Colour

#8F8895

  • #8F8895
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8F8895 is a grey with RGB values 143, 136, 149 and HSL 272°, 6%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8F8895#8F8895
HEX#8F8895
RGBrgb(143, 136, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5333, 0.5843
RGB percentages56.1%, 53.3%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(272.3, 5.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 8.7%, 58.4%)
CMYK4%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,406,613
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8895;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#70776A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868A96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#888B95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8E898Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 9.9Dark grey · ΔE 14Dim grey · ΔE 15.4Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E9588
Analogous#898895, #958895
Triadic#958F88, #88958F
Split complementary#959588, #889589
Tetradic#958988, #8E9588, #889495

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F4F5
Lighter +30%#DBD9DD
Lighter +20%#C2BEC5
Lighter +10%#A8A3AD
Darker −10%#766E7C
Darker −20%#5C5661
Darker −30%#423E46
Darker −40%#29262B
More saturated +25%#916CB1
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R143
G136
B149
Red143 (56.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue272.31°
Saturation (HSL)5.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 88 · B 95

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