Colour

#88848A

#88848A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#88848A is a grey with RGB values 136, 132, 138 and HSL 280°, 2%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#88848A#88848A

HEX#88848A

RGBrgb(136, 132, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5176, 0.5412

RGB percentages53.3%, 51.8%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(280, 2.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 4.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK1.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,946,826

CSS custom property--colour: #88848A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#777B75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83858Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#84858Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#888586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.3 Slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.8 Dim grey · ΔE 11.9 Dark grey · ΔE 14.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.32, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#868A84

Analogous#85848A, #8A8489

Triadic#8A8884, #848A88

Split complementary#898A84, #848A85

Tetradic#8A8584, #868A84, #84898A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEDED

Lighter +30%#D4D2D5

Lighter +20%#BBB8BC

Lighter +10%#A19EA3

Darker −10%#6E6B70

Darker −20%#555256

Darker −30%#3B393C

Darker −40%#212022

More saturated +25%#9266A8

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R136

G132

B138

Red136 (53.3%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)2.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 84 · B 8A

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