Recognised as Colour

#8B8B8B

#8B8B8B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B8B8B is a grey with RGB values 139, 139, 139 and HSL 0°, 0%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8B8B8B#8B8B8B

HEX#8B8B8B

RGBrgb(139, 139, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5451, 0.5451

RGB percentages54.5%, 54.5%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 54.5%)

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

24-bit integer9,145,227

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8B8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#747474

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8B8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8B8B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.3 Dark grey · ΔE 11.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Dim grey · ΔE 13.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.28, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B8B8B

Analogous#8B8B8B, #8B8B8B

Triadic#8B8B8B, #8B8B8B

Split complementary#8B8B8B, #8B8B8B

Tetradic#8B8B8B, #8B8B8B, #8B8B8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F1F1

Lighter +30%#D7D7D7

Lighter +20%#BEBEBE

Lighter +10%#A4A4A4

Darker −10%#727272

Darker −20%#585858

Darker −30%#3F3F3F

Darker −40%#252525

More saturated +25%#A86E6E

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R139

G139

B139

Red139 (54.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 8B · G 8B · B 8B

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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