Recognised as Colour

#8F8992

#8F8992
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F8992 is a grey with RGB values 143, 137, 146 and HSL 280°, 4%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8F8992

RGBrgb(143, 137, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5373, 0.5725

RGB percentages56.1%, 53.7%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(280, 4%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 6.2%, 57.3%)

CMYK2.1%, 6.2%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,406,866

CSS custom property--colour: #8F8992;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#70766D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888B92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#898B92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8F8A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Dark grey · ΔE 12.7 Dim grey · ΔE 14.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C9289

Analogous#8B8992, #928991

Triadic#928F89, #89928F

Split complementary#919289, #89928B

Tetradic#928B89, #8C9289, #899192

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F3F4

Lighter +30%#DAD9DB

Lighter +20%#C1BEC3

Lighter +10%#A8A4AA

Darker −10%#766F79

Darker −20%#5C575E

Darker −30%#423E44

Darker −40%#282629

More saturated +25%#986DAE

Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R143

G137

B146

Red143 (56.1%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)3.96%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 89 · B 92

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