Recognised as Colour

#8F9495

#8F9495
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F9495 is a grey with RGB values 143, 148, 149 and HSL 190°, 3%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8F9495

RGBrgb(143, 148, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5804, 0.5843

RGB percentages56.1%, 58%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(190, 2.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190, 4%, 58.4%)

CMYK4%, 0.7%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,409,685

CSS custom property--colour: #8F9495;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#706B6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939495no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#929395no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8D9594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.6 Dark grey · ΔE 8.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Silver · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95908F

Analogous#8F9593, #8F9195

Triadic#958F94, #94958F

Split complementary#958F91, #95938F

Tetradic#938F95, #95908F, #91958F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8F8

Lighter +30%#DEDFDF

Lighter +20%#C3C6C7

Lighter +10%#A9ADAE

Darker −10%#757B7C

Darker −20%#5C6162

Darker −30%#444747

Darker −40%#2B2D2D

More saturated +25%#74A6B0

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R143

G148

B149

Red143 (56.1%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue190°

Saturation (HSL)2.75%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 94 · B 95

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