Colour
#8C8480
- #8C8480
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8C8480 is a grey with RGB values 140, 132, 128 and HSL 20°, 5%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8C8480#8C8480
HEX#8C8480
RGBrgb(140, 132, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5176, 0.502
RGB percentages54.9%, 51.8%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(20, 5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 8.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.7%, 8.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,208,960
CSS custom property--colour: #8C8480;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#737B7F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80888C
Analogous#8C8082, #8C8A80
Triadic#808C84, #84808C
Split complementary#808C8A, #80828C
Tetradic#828C80, #80888C, #8A808C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G132
B128
Red140 (54.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)4.96%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 84 · B 80
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