Recognised as Colour

#8F929B

#8F929B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F929B is a grey with RGB values 143, 146, 155 and HSL 225°, 6%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8F929B#8F929B

HEX#8F929B

RGBrgb(143, 146, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5725, 0.6078

RGB percentages56.1%, 57.3%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(225, 5.7%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 7.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK7.7%, 5.8%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,409,179

CSS custom property--colour: #8F929B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#706D64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90939Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F929Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8C9495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.1 Gray · ΔE 8.7 Slate grey · ΔE 9.9 Dark grey · ΔE 10.1 Dim grey · ΔE 17 Silver · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B988F

Analogous#8F989B, #928F9B

Triadic#9B8F92, #929B8F

Split complementary#9B928F, #989B8F

Tetradic#9B8F98, #9B988F, #8F9B92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBFB

Lighter +30%#E0E1E3

Lighter +20%#C5C6CB

Lighter +10%#AAACB3

Darker −10%#757882

Darker −20%#5C5F68

Darker −30%#44464D

Darker −40%#2C2E32

More saturated +25%#7485B5

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R143

G146

B155

Red143 (56.1%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)5.66%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 92 · B 9B

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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