Colour

#8B887D

#8B887D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B887D is a grey with RGB values 139, 136, 125 and HSL 47°, 6%, 52%. 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#8B887D

RGBrgb(139, 136, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5333, 0.4902

RGB percentages54.5%, 53.3%, 49%

HSLhsl(47.1, 5.7%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 10.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 10.1%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,144,445

CSS custom property--colour: #8B887D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#747782

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B877Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B887Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8E8685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.8 Dark grey · ΔE 14.1 Slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D808B

Analogous#8B817D, #878B7D

Triadic#7D8B88, #887D8B

Split complementary#7D878B, #817D8B

Tetradic#7D8B81, #7D808B, #8B7D87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEBE9

Lighter +30%#D3D2CE

Lighter +20%#BBB9B3

Lighter +10%#A3A198

Darker −10%#716E64

Darker −20%#56544C

Darker −30%#3B3934

Darker −40%#201F1C

More saturated +25%#AA9A5E

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R139

G136

B125

Red139 (54.5%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)5.69%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 88 · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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