Recognised as Colour

#8A8A6F

#8A8A6F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A8A6F is a yellow with RGB values 138, 138, 111 and HSL 60°, 11%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8A6F

RGBrgb(138, 138, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5412, 0.4353

RGB percentages54.1%, 54.1%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(60, 10.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 19.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 19.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,407

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8A6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#757590

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F886Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8970no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8E8683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.7 Tan · ΔE 22.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F6F8A

Analogous#8A7D6F, #7D8A6F

Triadic#6F8A8A, #8A6F8A

Split complementary#6F7D8A, #7D6F8A

Tetradic#6F8A7D, #6F6F8A, #8A6F7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E6DF

Lighter +30%#CFCFC3

Lighter +20%#B8B8A7

Lighter +10%#A1A18B

Darker −10%#6E6E58

Darker −20%#515142

Darker −30%#35352B

Darker −40%#191914

More saturated +25%#A9A950

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R138

G138

B111

Red138 (54.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)10.84%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8A · B 6F

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Colour values

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