Recognised as Colour

#858C88

#858C88
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#858C88 is a grey with RGB values 133, 140, 136 and HSL 146°, 3%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#858C88#858C88

HEX#858C88

RGBrgb(133, 140, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.549, 0.5333

RGB percentages52.2%, 54.9%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(145.7, 3%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(145.7, 5%, 54.9%)

CMYK5%, 0%, 2.9%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,752,264

CSS custom property--colour: #858C88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#7A7377

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8B88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8A88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#848C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.4 Dark grey · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C8589

Analogous#868C85, #858C8C

Triadic#88858C, #8C8885

Split complementary#8C858C, #8C8586

Tetradic#85868C, #8C8589, #8C8C85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEFEE

Lighter +30%#D4D6D5

Lighter +20%#BABDBB

Lighter +10%#9FA5A2

Darker −10%#6C726F

Darker −20%#535855

Darker −30%#3A3E3C

Darker −40%#212422

More saturated +25%#67AA84

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R133

G140

B136

Red133 (52.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue145.71°

Saturation (HSL)2.95%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 85 · G 8C · B 88

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Colour values

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