Colour

#858C8B

#858C8B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#858C8B is a grey with RGB values 133, 140, 139 and HSL 171°, 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

#858C8B#858C8B

HEX#858C8B

RGBrgb(133, 140, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.549, 0.5451

RGB percentages52.2%, 54.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(171.4, 3%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 5%, 54.9%)

CMYK5%, 0%, 0.7%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,752,267

CSS custom property--colour: #858C8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#7A7374

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8A8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#838C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Dark grey · ΔE 11.9 Dim grey · ΔE 13.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.93, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C8586

Analogous#858C88, #858A8C

Triadic#8B858C, #8C8B85

Split complementary#8C858A, #8C8885

Tetradic#88858C, #8C8586, #8A8C85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEFEF

Lighter +30%#D4D6D6

Lighter +20%#BABDBD

Lighter +10%#9FA5A4

Darker −10%#6C7271

Darker −20%#535857

Darker −30%#3A3E3D

Darker −40%#212423

More saturated +25%#67AAA0

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R133

G140

B139

Red133 (52.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue171.43°

Saturation (HSL)2.95%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 85 · G 8C · B 8B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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