Recognised as Colour
#8C8980
- #8C8980
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8C8980 is a grey with RGB values 140, 137, 128 and HSL 45°, 5%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8C8980#8C8980
HEX#8C8980
RGBrgb(140, 137, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5373, 0.502
RGB percentages54.9%, 53.7%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(45, 5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 8.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 8.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,210,240
CSS custom property--colour: #8C8980;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#73767F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80838C
Analogous#8C8380, #898C80
Triadic#808C89, #89808C
Split complementary#80898C, #83808C
Tetradic#808C83, #80838C, #8C8089
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G137
B128
Red140 (54.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)4.96%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 89 · B 80
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