Recognised as Colour

#8A7B85

#8A7B85
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A7B85 is a grey with RGB values 138, 123, 133 and HSL 320°, 6%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8A7B85

RGBrgb(138, 123, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4824, 0.5216

RGB percentages54.1%, 48.2%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(320, 6%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320, 10.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 3.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,075,589

CSS custom property--colour: #8A7B85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#75847A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7E85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E8085no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8C7B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12.1 Slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2 Dark grey · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B8A80

Analogous#877B8A, #8A7B7E

Triadic#858A7B, #7B858A

Split complementary#7E8A7B, #7B8A87

Tetradic#8A877B, #7B8A80, #7B7D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE7E9

Lighter +30%#D2CCD0

Lighter +20%#BAB1B7

Lighter +10%#A2969E

Darker −10%#6F636B

Darker −20%#544B51

Darker −30%#393337

Darker −40%#1E1B1D

More saturated +25%#A95C8F

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R138

G123

B133

Red138 (54.1%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue320°

Saturation (HSL)6.02%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 7B · B 85

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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