Colour

#8A8578

#8A8578
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A8578 is a grey with RGB values 138, 133, 120 and HSL 43°, 7%, 51%. 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#8A8578

RGBrgb(138, 133, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5216, 0.4706

RGB percentages54.1%, 52.2%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(43.3, 7.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 13%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.6%, 13%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,078,136

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8578;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#757A87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888477no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8678no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8D8381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8 Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Dark grey · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#787D8A

Analogous#8A7C78, #868A78

Triadic#788A85, #85788A

Split complementary#78868A, #7C788A

Tetradic#788A7C, #787D8A, #8A7886

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E8E5

Lighter +30%#D1CFCA

Lighter +20%#B9B6AF

Lighter +10%#A29E93

Darker −10%#6F6B60

Darker −20%#545048

Darker −30%#383631

Darker −40%#1D1C19

More saturated +25%#AA9359

Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R138

G133

B120

Red138 (54.1%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue43.33°

Saturation (HSL)7.14%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 85 · B 78

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