Recognised as Colour
#8A978B
- #8A978B
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8A978B is a grey with RGB values 138, 151, 139 and HSL 125°, 6%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8A978B#8A978B
HEX#8A978B
RGBrgb(138, 151, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5922, 0.5451
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(124.6, 5.9%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(124.6, 8.6%, 59.2%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 7.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,763
CSS custom property--colour: #8A978B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#756874
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#978A96
Analogous#90978A, #8A9791
Triadic#8B8A97, #978B8A
Split complementary#928A97, #978A90
Tetradic#8A9097, #978A96, #97928A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G151
B139
Red138 (54.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue124.62°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G 97 · B 8B
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