Recognised as Colour
#8C8A74
- #8C8A74
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8C8A74 is a yellow with RGB values 140, 138, 116 and HSL 55°, 9%, 50%. 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
#8C8A74#8C8A74
HEX#8C8A74
RGBrgb(140, 138, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5412, 0.4549
RGB percentages54.9%, 54.1%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(55, 9.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55, 17.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.4%, 17.1%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,210,484
CSS custom property--colour: #8C8A74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#73758B
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 text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74768C
Analogous#8C7E74, #828C74
Triadic#748C8A, #8A748C
Split complementary#74828C, #7E748C
Tetradic#748C7E, #74768C, #8C7482
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G138
B116
Red140 (54.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue55°
Saturation (HSL)9.45%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 8A · B 74
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