Recognised as Colour

#8B8981

#8B8981
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B8981 is a grey with RGB values 139, 137, 129 and HSL 48°, 4%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8B8981#8B8981

HEX#8B8981

RGBrgb(139, 137, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5373, 0.5059

RGB percentages54.5%, 53.7%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(48, 4.1%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 7.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 1.4%, 7.2%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,144,705

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8981;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#74767E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8881no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8981no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8D8887no 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 text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.8 Dark grey · ΔE 13 Dim grey · ΔE 13.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81838B

Analogous#8B8481, #888B81

Triadic#818B89, #89818B

Split complementary#81888B, #84818B

Tetradic#818B84, #81838B, #8B8188

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDECEB

Lighter +30%#D4D4D1

Lighter +20%#BCBBB6

Lighter +10%#A3A29C

Darker −10%#716F68

Darker −20%#565550

Darker −30%#3C3B37

Darker −40%#21211F

More saturated +25%#A99B63

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R139

G137

B129

Red139 (54.5%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)4.13%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 89 · B 81

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