Colour

#8F9594

#8F9594
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F9594 is a grey with RGB values 143, 149, 148 and HSL 170°, 3%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8F9594

RGBrgb(143, 149, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5843, 0.5804

RGB percentages56.1%, 58.4%, 58%

HSLhsl(170, 2.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170, 4%, 58.4%)

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

24-bit integer9,409,940

CSS custom property--colour: #8F9594;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#706A6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#949494no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#939394no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8E9595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8 Dark grey · ΔE 8.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Silver · ΔE 16.7 Dim grey · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#958F90

Analogous#8F9591, #8F9395

Triadic#948F95, #95948F

Split complementary#958F93, #95918F

Tetradic#918F95, #958F90, #93958F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8F8

Lighter +30%#DEDFDF

Lighter +20%#C3C7C6

Lighter +10%#A9AEAD

Darker −10%#757C7B

Darker −20%#5C6261

Darker −30%#444747

Darker −40%#2B2D2D

More saturated +25%#74B0A6

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R143

G149

B148

Red143 (56.1%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue170°

Saturation (HSL)2.75%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8F · G 95 · B 94

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Colour values

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