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Recognised as Colour

#8F8A92

  • #8F8A92
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8F8A92 is a grey with RGB values 143, 138, 146 and HSL 278°, 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

#8F8A92#8F8A92
HEX#8F8A92
RGBrgb(143, 138, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5412, 0.5725
RGB percentages56.1%, 54.1%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(277.5, 3.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 5.5%, 57.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 5.5%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,407,122
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8A92;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#70756D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898B92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8C92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8F8B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.7Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 10.4Dark grey · ΔE 12.2Dim grey · ΔE 14.6Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D928A
Analogous#8B8A92, #928A91
Triadic#928F8A, #8A928F
Split complementary#91928A, #8A928B
Tetradic#928B8A, #8D928A, #8A9192

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F4F4
Lighter +30%#DBD9DC
Lighter +20%#C2BFC3
Lighter +10%#A8A4AB
Darker −10%#767079
Darker −20%#5C585E
Darker −30%#423F44
Darker −40%#282729
More saturated +25%#966EAE
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R143
G138
B146
Red143 (56.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)3.54%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 8A · B 92

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