Colour

#84868C

#84868C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#84868C is a grey with RGB values 132, 134, 140 and HSL 225°, 3%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#84868C

RGBrgb(132, 134, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5255, 0.549

RGB percentages51.8%, 52.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(225, 3.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 5.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK5.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,685,196

CSS custom property--colour: #84868C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#7B7973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84868Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#84868Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#828788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.1 Slate grey · ΔE 8.2 Dim grey · ΔE 12 Dark grey · ΔE 13.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.22, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C8A84

Analogous#848A8C, #86848C

Triadic#8C8486, #868C84

Split complementary#8C8684, #8A8C84

Tetradic#8C848A, #8C8A84, #848C86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEEEF

Lighter +30%#D3D4D6

Lighter +20%#B9BABD

Lighter +10%#9EA0A5

Darker −10%#6B6D72

Darker −20%#525458

Darker −30%#3A3B3E

Darker −40%#212123

More saturated +25%#6677AA

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R132

G134

B140

Red132 (51.8%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)3.36%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 86 · B 8C

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