Colour

#8A8986

#8A8986
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A8986 is a grey with RGB values 138, 137, 134 and HSL 45°, 2%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8986

RGBrgb(138, 137, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5373, 0.5255

RGB percentages54.1%, 53.7%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(45, 1.7%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 2.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 0.7%, 2.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,174

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8986;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#757679

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8986no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8986no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8B8888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.9 Dark grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.92, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86878A

Analogous#8A8786, #898A86

Triadic#868A89, #89868A

Split complementary#86898A, #87868A

Tetradic#868A87, #86878A, #8A8689

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEEEE

Lighter +30%#D5D5D4

Lighter +20%#BCBCBA

Lighter +10%#A3A2A0

Darker −10%#706F6D

Darker −20%#565654

Darker −30%#3D3C3B

Darker −40%#232221

More saturated +25%#A89868

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R138

G137

B134

Red138 (54.1%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)1.68%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 89 · B 86

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