Recognised as Colour
#8A7E59
- #8A7E59
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8A7E59 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 126, 89 and HSL 45°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8A7E59#8A7E59
HEX#8A7E59
RGBrgb(138, 126, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4941, 0.349
RGB percentages54.1%, 49.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(45.3, 21.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 35.5%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 35.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,076,313
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7E59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#7581A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#59658A
Analogous#8A6659, #7D8A59
Triadic#598A7E, #7E598A
Split complementary#597D8A, #66598A
Tetradic#598A66, #59658A, #8A597D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G126
B89
Red138 (54.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue45.31°
Saturation (HSL)21.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7E · B 59
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