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Recognised as Colour

#80838C

  • #80838C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#80838C is a grey with RGB values 128, 131, 140 and HSL 225°, 5%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#80838C#80838C
HEX#80838C
RGBrgb(128, 131, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5137, 0.549
RGB percentages50.2%, 51.4%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(225, 5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 8.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK8.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,422,284
CSS custom property--colour: #80838C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#7F7C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81848Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#80838Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#7D8586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.4Slate grey · ΔE 6.4Light slate grey · ΔE 6.7Dim grey · ΔE 11.6Dark grey · ΔE 15.4Cadetblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C8980
Analogous#80898C, #83808C
Triadic#8C8083, #838C80
Split complementary#8C8380, #898C80
Tetradic#8C8089, #8C8980, #808C83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBECED
Lighter +30%#D0D1D5
Lighter +20%#B6B7BC
Lighter +10%#9B9DA4
Darker −10%#676A72
Darker −20%#4F5157
Darker −30%#37383C
Darker −40%#1E1F22
More saturated +25%#6274AA
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R128
G131
B140
Red128 (50.2%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)4.96%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 83 · B 8C

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