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Colour

#857B8A

  • #857B8A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#857B8A is a grey with RGB values 133, 123, 138 and HSL 280°, 6%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#857B8A#857B8A
HEX#857B8A
RGBrgb(133, 123, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4824, 0.5412
RGB percentages52.2%, 48.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(280, 6%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 10.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK3.6%, 10.9%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,747,914
CSS custom property--colour: #857B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#7A8475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#797E8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7F89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#857D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.6Slate grey · ΔE 9.7Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Dim grey · ΔE 12.8Dark grey · ΔE 18.9Rosy brown · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#808A7B
Analogous#7E7B8A, #8A7B87
Triadic#8A857B, #7B8A85
Split complementary#878A7B, #7B8A7E
Tetradic#8A7E7B, #808A7B, #7B878A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E7EA
Lighter +30%#D0CCD2
Lighter +20%#B7B1BA
Lighter +10%#9E96A2
Darker −10%#6B636F
Darker −20%#514B54
Darker −30%#373339
Darker −40%#1D1B1E
More saturated +25%#8F5CA9
Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R133
G123
B138
Red133 (52.2%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)6.02%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 7B · B 8A

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