Colour

#8F8F93

#8F8F93
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F8F93 is a grey with RGB values 143, 143, 147 and HSL 240°, 2%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8F8F93#8F8F93

HEX#8F8F93

RGBrgb(143, 143, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5608, 0.5765

RGB percentages56.1%, 56.1%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(240, 1.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 2.7%, 57.6%)

CMYK2.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,408,403

CSS custom property--colour: #8F8F93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#70706C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E8F93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8F93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8E9090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.3 Dark grey · ΔE 10 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Dim grey · ΔE 15.3 Silver · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93938F

Analogous#8F9193, #918F93

Triadic#938F8F, #8F938F

Split complementary#93918F, #91938F

Tetradic#938F91, #93938F, #8F9391

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F7F7

Lighter +30%#DDDDDE

Lighter +20%#C3C3C5

Lighter +10%#A9A9AC

Darker −10%#75757A

Darker −20%#5C5C60

Darker −30%#434346

Darker −40%#2A2A2C

More saturated +25%#7474AF

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R143

G143

B147

Red143 (56.1%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)1.82%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 8F · B 93

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