Recognised as Colour
#8B8B72
- #8B8B72
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8B8B72 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 139, 114 and HSL 60°, 10%, 50%. 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
#8B8B72#8B8B72
HEX#8B8B72
RGBrgb(139, 139, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5451, 0.4471
RGB percentages54.5%, 54.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(60, 9.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 18%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 18%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,145,202
CSS custom property--colour: #8B8B72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#74748D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72728B
Analogous#8B7F72, #7F8B72
Triadic#728B8B, #8B728B
Split complementary#727F8B, #7F728B
Tetradic#728B7F, #72728B, #8B727F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G139
B114
Red139 (54.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)9.88%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 8B · G 8B · B 72
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