Colour

#8C8C8A

#8C8C8A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8C8C8A is a grey with RGB values 140, 140, 138 and HSL 60°, 1%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8C8C8A#8C8C8A

HEX#8C8C8A

RGBrgb(140, 140, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.549, 0.5412

RGB percentages54.9%, 54.9%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(60, 0.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 1.4%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,211,018

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#737375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8C8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8C8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8C8C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.7 Dark grey · ΔE 11.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Slate grey · ΔE 12.9 Dim grey · ΔE 13.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.75, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A8A8C

Analogous#8C8B8A, #8B8C8A

Triadic#8A8C8C, #8C8A8C

Split complementary#8A8B8C, #8B8A8C

Tetradic#8A8C8B, #8A8A8C, #8C8A8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F1F1

Lighter +30%#D8D8D7

Lighter +20%#BFBFBD

Lighter +10%#A5A5A4

Darker −10%#727271

Darker −20%#595957

Darker −30%#3F3F3E

Darker −40%#252525

More saturated +25%#A9A96D

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R140

G140

B138

Red140 (54.9%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)0.86%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 8C · G 8C · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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