Recognised as Colour

#8C8089

#8C8089
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8C8089 is a grey with RGB values 140, 128, 137 and HSL 315°, 5%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8C8089

RGBrgb(140, 128, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.502, 0.5373

RGB percentages54.9%, 50.2%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(315, 5%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315, 8.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 2.1%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,207,945

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8089;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#737F76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808289no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#828489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#8D8083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.1 Slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark grey · ΔE 16 Rosy brown · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#808C83

Analogous#89808C, #8C8083

Triadic#898C80, #80898C

Split complementary#838C80, #808C89

Tetradic#8C8980, #808C83, #80838C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEBEC

Lighter +30%#D5D0D4

Lighter +20%#BCB6BB

Lighter +10%#A49BA2

Darker −10%#72676F

Darker −20%#574F55

Darker −30%#3C373B

Darker −40%#221E21

More saturated +25%#AA6298

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R140

G128

B137

Red140 (54.9%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue315°

Saturation (HSL)4.96%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 80 · B 89

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