Colour

#8A7779

#8A7779
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A7779 is a grey with RGB values 138, 119, 121 and HSL 354°, 8%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8A7779

RGBrgb(138, 119, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4667, 0.4745

RGB percentages54.1%, 46.7%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(353.7, 7.5%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.7, 13.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 13.8%, 12.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,074,553

CSS custom property--colour: #8A7779;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#758886

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7A79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7D79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8E7678no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.1 Dim grey · ΔE 10.8 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#778A88

Analogous#8A7783, #8A7E77

Triadic#798A77, #77798A

Split complementary#778A7E, #77838A

Tetradic#838A77, #778A88, #7F778A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E5E5

Lighter +30%#D1C9CA

Lighter +20%#B9AEAF

Lighter +10%#A29294

Darker −10%#6F5F61

Darker −20%#534849

Darker −30%#383031

Darker −40%#1C1919

More saturated +25%#AA5760

Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R138

G119

B121

Red138 (54.1%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue353.68°

Saturation (HSL)7.51%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 77 · B 79

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