Colour
#8C8A80
- #8C8A80
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8C8A80 is a grey with RGB values 140, 138, 128 and HSL 50°, 5%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8C8A80#8C8A80
HEX#8C8A80
RGBrgb(140, 138, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5412, 0.502
RGB percentages54.9%, 54.1%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(50, 5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 8.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.4%, 8.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,210,496
CSS custom property--colour: #8C8A80;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#73757F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80828C
Analogous#8C8480, #888C80
Triadic#808C8A, #8A808C
Split complementary#80888C, #84808C
Tetradic#808C84, #80828C, #8C8088
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G138
B128
Red140 (54.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)4.96%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 8A · B 80
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