Recognised as Colour
#8A8178
- #8A8178
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8A8178 is a grey with RGB values 138, 129, 120 and HSL 30°, 7%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8A8178#8A8178
HEX#8A8178
RGBrgb(138, 129, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5059, 0.4706
RGB percentages54.1%, 50.6%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(30, 7.1%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 13%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 13%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,077,112
CSS custom property--colour: #8A8178;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#757E87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78818A
Analogous#8A7878, #8A8A78
Triadic#788A81, #81788A
Split complementary#788A8A, #78788A
Tetradic#788A78, #78818A, #8A788A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G129
B120
Red138 (54.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 81 · B 78
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