Colour

#8B8880

#8B8880
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B8880 is a grey with RGB values 139, 136, 128 and HSL 44°, 5%, 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

#8B8880#8B8880

HEX#8B8880

RGBrgb(139, 136, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5333, 0.502

RGB percentages54.5%, 53.3%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(43.6, 4.5%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 7.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 7.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,144,448

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8880;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#74777F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8880no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8880no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8D8786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.7 Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Dark grey · ΔE 13.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80838B

Analogous#8B8380, #888B80

Triadic#808B88, #88808B

Split complementary#80888B, #83808B

Tetradic#808B83, #80838B, #8B8088

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECECEB

Lighter +30%#D4D3D0

Lighter +20%#BCBAB5

Lighter +10%#A3A19B

Darker −10%#716E67

Darker −20%#56544F

Darker −30%#3C3A36

Darker −40%#21201E

More saturated +25%#A99662

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R139

G136

B128

Red139 (54.5%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue43.64°

Saturation (HSL)4.53%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 88 · B 80

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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