Recognised as Colour

#8A8580

#8A8580
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A8580 is a grey with RGB values 138, 133, 128 and HSL 30°, 4%, 52%. 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

#8A8580#8A8580

HEX#8A8580

RGBrgb(138, 133, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5216, 0.502

RGB percentages54.1%, 52.2%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(30, 4.1%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 7.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.6%, 7.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,078,144

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8580;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#757A7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878580no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#888680no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8C8484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.1 Dim grey · ΔE 11.9 Dark grey · ΔE 13.9 Slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.14, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80858A

Analogous#8A8080, #8A8A80

Triadic#808A85, #85808A

Split complementary#808A8A, #80808A

Tetradic#808A80, #80858A, #8A808A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEBEA

Lighter +30%#D3D2D0

Lighter +20%#BBB8B5

Lighter +10%#A29F9B

Darker −10%#706C67

Darker −20%#55524F

Darker −30%#3B3836

Darker −40%#201F1E

More saturated +25%#A88562

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R138

G133

B128

Red138 (54.1%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)4.1%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 85 · B 80

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