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Recognised as Colour

#8F989B

  • #8F989B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8F989B is a grey with RGB values 143, 152, 155 and HSL 195°, 6%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8F989B#8F989B
HEX#8F989B
RGBrgb(143, 152, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5961, 0.6078
RGB percentages56.1%, 59.6%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(195, 5.7%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 7.7%, 60.8%)
CMYK7.7%, 1.9%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,410,715
CSS custom property--colour: #8F989B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#706764

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96979Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#94969Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8C9999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8Gray · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Slate grey · ΔE 12.3Silver · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B928F
Analogous#8F9B98, #8F929B
Triadic#9B8F98, #989B8F
Split complementary#9B8F92, #9B988F
Tetradic#988F9B, #9B928F, #929B8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFB
Lighter +30%#E0E2E3
Lighter +20%#C5CACB
Lighter +10%#AAB1B3
Darker −10%#757F82
Darker −20%#5C6568
Darker −30%#444B4D
Darker −40%#2C3032
More saturated +25%#74A5B5
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R143
G152
B155
Red143 (56.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)5.66%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 98 · B 9B

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