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Recognised as Colour

#958C8F

  • #958C8F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#958C8F is a grey with RGB values 149, 140, 143 and HSL 340°, 4%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#958C8F#958C8F
HEX#958C8F
RGBrgb(149, 140, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.549, 0.5608
RGB percentages58.4%, 54.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(340, 4.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 6%, 58.4%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 4%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,800,847
CSS custom property--colour: #958C8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#6A7370

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D8D8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8F8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#978C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.8Dark grey · ΔE 10.9Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.4Dim grey · ΔE 15.2Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C9592
Analogous#958C94, #958E8C
Triadic#8F958C, #8C8F95
Split complementary#8C958E, #8C9495
Tetradic#94958C, #8C9592, #8E8C95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F6F6
Lighter +30%#DEDCDD
Lighter +20%#C6C1C3
Lighter +10%#ADA7A9
Darker −10%#7C7275
Darker −20%#615A5C
Darker −30%#474143
Darker −40%#2C292A
More saturated +25%#B17086
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R149
G140
B143
Red149 (58.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)4.07%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 95 · G 8C · B 8F

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