Colour

#8C8082

#8C8082
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8C8082 is a grey with RGB values 140, 128, 130 and HSL 350°, 5%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8C8082#8C8082

HEX#8C8082

RGBrgb(140, 128, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.502, 0.5098

RGB percentages54.9%, 50.2%, 51%

HSLhsl(350, 5%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350, 8.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 7.1%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,207,938

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8082;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#737F7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#828282no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#848482no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8F7F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.1 Dim grey · ΔE 11.4 Slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8 Dark grey · ΔE 15.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.07, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#808C8A

Analogous#8C8088, #8C8480

Triadic#828C80, #80828C

Split complementary#808C84, #80888C

Tetradic#888C80, #808C8A, #84808C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEBEB

Lighter +30%#D5D0D1

Lighter +20%#BCB6B7

Lighter +10%#A49B9C

Darker −10%#726769

Darker −20%#574F50

Darker −30%#3C3738

Darker −40%#221E1F

More saturated +25%#AA626E

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R140

G128

B130

Red140 (54.9%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue350°

Saturation (HSL)4.96%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 80 · B 82

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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