Recognised as Colour

#998F8A

#998F8A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#998F8A is a grey with RGB values 153, 143, 138 and HSL 20°, 7%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#998F8A#998F8A

HEX#998F8A

RGBrgb(153, 143, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5608, 0.5412

RGB percentages60%, 56.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(20, 6.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(20, 9.8%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 9.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,063,754

CSS custom property--colour: #998F8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#667075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92908Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#94928Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9C8D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.1 Dark grey · ΔE 10.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9 Dim grey · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Slate grey · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A9499

Analogous#998A8C, #99978A

Triadic#8A998F, #8F8A99

Split complementary#8A9997, #8A8C99

Tetradic#8C998A, #8A9499, #968A99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F7F7

Lighter +30%#E0DDDC

Lighter +20%#C9C3C0

Lighter +10%#B1A9A5

Darker −10%#807570

Darker −20%#655C58

Darker −30%#4A4340

Darker −40%#2E2B29

More saturated +25%#B4866F

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R153

G143

B138

Red153 (60%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue20°

Saturation (HSL)6.85%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 8F · B 8A

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Colour harmonies

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