Recognised as Colour
#8B8C87
- #8B8C87
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8B8C87 is a grey with RGB values 139, 140, 135 and HSL 72°, 2%, 54%. 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
#8B8C87#8B8C87
HEX#8B8C87
RGBrgb(139, 140, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.549, 0.5294
RGB percentages54.5%, 54.9%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(72, 2.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72, 3.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK0.7%, 0%, 3.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,145,479
CSS custom property--colour: #8B8C87;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#747378
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#88878C
Analogous#8C8B87, #898C87
Triadic#878B8C, #8C878B
Split complementary#87898C, #8B878C
Tetradic#878C8B, #88878C, #8C8789
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G140
B135
Red139 (54.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue72°
Saturation (HSL)2.13%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G 8C · B 87
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