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Recognised as Colour

#8F8993

  • #8F8993
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8F8993 is a grey with RGB values 143, 137, 147 and HSL 276°, 4%, 56%. 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

#8F8993#8F8993
HEX#8F8993
RGBrgb(143, 137, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5373, 0.5765
RGB percentages56.1%, 53.7%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(276, 4.4%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 6.8%, 57.6%)
CMYK2.7%, 6.8%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,406,867
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8993;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#70766C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888B93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#898B93no 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 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.5Light slate grey · ΔE 9.4Slate grey · ΔE 10.1Dark grey · ΔE 12.9Dim grey · ΔE 14.8Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D9389
Analogous#8A8993, #938992
Triadic#938F89, #89938F
Split complementary#929389, #89938A
Tetradic#938A89, #8D9389, #899293

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F4F4
Lighter +30%#DBD9DC
Lighter +20%#C2BEC4
Lighter +10%#A8A4AB
Darker −10%#766F7A
Darker −20%#5C575F
Darker −30%#423F44
Darker −40%#28262A
More saturated +25%#956DAF
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R143
G137
B147
Red143 (56.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)4.42%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 89 · B 93

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