Colour

#8B8282

#8B8282
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B8282 is a grey with RGB values 139, 130, 130 and HSL 0°, 4%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8B8282

RGBrgb(139, 130, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5098, 0.5098

RGB percentages54.5%, 51%, 51%

HSLhsl(0, 3.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 6.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 6.5%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,142,914

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8282;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#747D7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#838382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#858582no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#8D8182no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.9 Dim grey · ΔE 11.3 Slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Dark grey · ΔE 14.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9

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#828B8B

Analogous#8B8286, #8B8682

Triadic#828B82, #82828B

Split complementary#828B86, #82868B

Tetradic#868B82, #828B8B, #86828B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDECEC

Lighter +30%#D5D1D1

Lighter +20%#BCB7B7

Lighter +10%#A49C9C

Darker −10%#716969

Darker −20%#575050

Darker −30%#3C3838

Darker −40%#221F1F

More saturated +25%#A96464

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R139

G130

B130

Red139 (54.5%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)3.73%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 82 · B 82

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Colour values

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