Recognised as Colour
#8C8B82
- #8C8B82
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8C8B82 is a grey with RGB values 140, 139, 130 and HSL 54°, 4%, 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
#8C8B82#8C8B82
HEX#8C8B82
RGBrgb(140, 139, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5451, 0.5098
RGB percentages54.9%, 54.5%, 51%
HSLhsl(54, 4.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54, 7.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 0.7%, 7.1%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,210,754
CSS custom property--colour: #8C8B82;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#73747D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#82838C
Analogous#8C8682, #888C82
Triadic#828C8B, #8B828C
Split complementary#82888C, #86828C
Tetradic#828C86, #82838C, #8C8288
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G139
B130
Red140 (54.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue54°
Saturation (HSL)4.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 8B · B 82
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