Colour

#8A8573

#8A8573
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A8573 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 133, 115 and HSL 47°, 9%, 50%. 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

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HEX#8A8573

RGBrgb(138, 133, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5216, 0.451

RGB percentages54.1%, 52.2%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(47, 9.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47, 16.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.6%, 16.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,078,131

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8573;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#757A8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898472no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8674no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8E8280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.6 Dim grey · ΔE 15.3 Dark grey · ΔE 17.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4 Slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73788A

Analogous#8A7A73, #848A73

Triadic#738A85, #85738A

Split complementary#73848A, #7A738A

Tetradic#738A7A, #73788A, #8A7384

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E6E2

Lighter +30%#D0CEC6

Lighter +20%#B9B5AA

Lighter +10%#A19D8F

Darker −10%#6E6A5C

Darker −20%#524F45

Darker −30%#37352D

Darker −40%#1B1A16

More saturated +25%#AA9753

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R138

G133

B115

Red138 (54.1%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue46.96°

Saturation (HSL)9.09%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 85 · B 73

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