Colour
#98958E
- #98958E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#98958E is a grey with RGB values 152, 149, 142 and HSL 42°, 5%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#98958E#98958E
HEX#98958E
RGBrgb(152, 149, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5843, 0.5569
RGB percentages59.6%, 58.4%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(42, 4.6%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 6.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 6.6%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,999,758
CSS custom property--colour: #98958E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#676A71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E9198
Analogous#98908E, #96988E
Triadic#8E9895, #958E98
Split complementary#8E9698, #908E98
Tetradic#8E9890, #8E9198, #988E96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G149
B142
Red152 (59.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)4.63%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 98 · G 95 · B 8E
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