Colour

#8B838B

#8B838B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B838B is a grey with RGB values 139, 131, 139 and HSL 300°, 3%, 53%. 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

#8B838B#8B838B

HEX#8B838B

RGBrgb(139, 131, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5137, 0.5451

RGB percentages54.5%, 51.4%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(300, 3.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 5.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 5.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,143,179

CSS custom property--colour: #8B838B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#747C74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83858Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#84868Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8C8486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6 Slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark grey · ΔE 14.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#838B83

Analogous#87838B, #8B8387

Triadic#8B8B83, #838B8B

Split complementary#878B83, #838B87

Tetradic#8B8783, #838B83, #83878B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEECEE

Lighter +30%#D5D2D5

Lighter +20%#BCB8BC

Lighter +10%#A49DA4

Darker −10%#716A71

Darker −20%#575157

Darker −30%#3C393C

Darker −40%#222022

More saturated +25%#A965A9

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R139

G131

B139

Red139 (54.5%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)3.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 83 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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