Recognised as Colour
#8B8D74
- #8B8D74
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8B8D74 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 141, 116 and HSL 65°, 10%, 50%. 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
#8B8D74#8B8D74
HEX#8B8D74
RGBrgb(139, 141, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5529, 0.4549
RGB percentages54.5%, 55.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(64.8, 9.9%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.8, 17.7%, 55.3%)
CMYK1.4%, 0%, 17.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,145,716
CSS custom property--colour: #8B8D74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 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#74728B
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#76748D
Analogous#8D8374, #7E8D74
Triadic#748B8D, #8D748B
Split complementary#747E8D, #83748D
Tetradic#748D83, #76748D, #8D747E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G141
B116
Red139 (54.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue64.8°
Saturation (HSL)9.88%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G 8D · B 74
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