Recognised as Colour

#8C8485

#8C8485
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8C8485 is a grey with RGB values 140, 132, 133 and HSL 353°, 3%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8C8485

RGBrgb(140, 132, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5176, 0.5216

RGB percentages54.9%, 51.8%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(352.5, 3.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 5.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 5.7%, 5%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,208,965

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8485;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#737B7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858585no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#878685no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#8E8384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4 Dim grey · ΔE 11.9 Slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.9 Dark grey · ΔE 13.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.95, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#848C8B

Analogous#8C8489, #8C8784

Triadic#858C84, #84858C

Split complementary#848C87, #84898C

Tetradic#898C84, #848C8B, #87848C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEDEE

Lighter +30%#D6D3D3

Lighter +20%#BDB9B9

Lighter +10%#A59E9F

Darker −10%#726B6C

Darker −20%#585253

Darker −30%#3E3A3A

Darker −40%#232121

More saturated +25%#AA666F

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R140

G132

B133

Red140 (54.9%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue352.5°

Saturation (HSL)3.36%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 84 · B 85

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