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Recognised as Colour

#868C8D

  • #868C8D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#868C8D is a grey with RGB values 134, 140, 141 and HSL 189°, 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

#868C8D#868C8D
HEX#868C8D
RGBrgb(134, 140, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.549, 0.5529
RGB percentages52.5%, 54.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(188.6, 3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 5%, 55.3%)
CMYK5%, 0.7%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,817,805
CSS custom property--colour: #868C8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#797372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8B8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8A8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#848D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.8Light slate grey · ΔE 10Slate grey · ΔE 10.5Dark grey · ΔE 11.7Dim grey · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D8786
Analogous#868D8B, #86898D
Triadic#8D868C, #8C8D86
Split complementary#8D8689, #8D8B86
Tetradic#8B868D, #8D8786, #898D86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF0F0
Lighter +30%#D5D7D7
Lighter +20%#BBBEBE
Lighter +10%#A0A5A6
Darker −10%#6D7273
Darker −20%#545859
Darker −30%#3B3E3F
Darker −40%#222425
More saturated +25%#69A1AA
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R134
G140
B141
Red134 (52.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)2.98%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8C · B 8D

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