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Recognised as Colour

#868B86

  • #868B86
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#868B86 is a grey with RGB values 134, 139, 134 and HSL 120°, 2%, 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

#868B86#868B86
HEX#868B86
RGBrgb(134, 139, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5451, 0.5255
RGB percentages52.5%, 54.5%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(120, 2.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 3.6%, 54.5%)
CMYK3.6%, 0%, 3.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,817,542
CSS custom property--colour: #868B86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#797479

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8A86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8986no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#868B89no 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 text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.1Dark grey · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Dim grey · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B868B
Analogous#898B86, #868B89
Triadic#86868B, #8B8686
Split complementary#89868B, #8B8689
Tetradic#86898B, #8B868B, #8B8986

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEFEE
Lighter +30%#D4D6D4
Lighter +20%#BABDBA
Lighter +10%#A0A4A0
Darker −10%#6D716D
Darker −20%#545754
Darker −30%#3B3D3B
Darker −40%#222322
More saturated +25%#68A968
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R134
G139
B134
Red134 (52.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)2.11%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8B · B 86

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