Recognised as Colour

#88857E

#88857E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#88857E is a grey with RGB values 136, 133, 126 and HSL 42°, 4%, 51%. 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

#88857E#88857E

HEX#88857E

RGBrgb(136, 133, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5216, 0.4941

RGB percentages53.3%, 52.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(42, 4%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42, 7.4%, 53.3%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 7.4%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,947,070

CSS custom property--colour: #88857E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#777A81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87857Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#88867Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8A8483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.6 Dim grey · ΔE 11.9 Dark grey · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.63, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E8188

Analogous#88807E, #86887E

Triadic#7E8885, #857E88

Split complementary#7E8688, #807E88

Tetradic#7E8880, #7E8188, #887E86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE9E8

Lighter +30%#D1D0CE

Lighter +20%#B9B7B3

Lighter +10%#A09E99

Darker −10%#6E6B65

Darker −20%#53514D

Darker −30%#393734

Darker −40%#1E1D1C

More saturated +25%#A7915F

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R136

G133

B126

Red136 (53.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue42°

Saturation (HSL)4.03%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 88 · G 85 · B 7E

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