Recognised as Colour

#8C8C8C

#8C8C8C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8C8C8C is a grey with RGB values 140, 140, 140 and HSL 0°, 0%, 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

#8C8C8C#8C8C8C

HEX#8C8C8C

RGBrgb(140, 140, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.549, 0.549

RGB percentages54.9%, 54.9%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 54.9%)

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

24-bit integer9,211,020

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8C8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#737373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8C8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#8C8C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.7 Dark grey · ΔE 11 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6 Slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.67, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C8C8C

Analogous#8C8C8C, #8C8C8C

Triadic#8C8C8C, #8C8C8C

Split complementary#8C8C8C, #8C8C8C

Tetradic#8C8C8C, #8C8C8C, #8C8C8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F2F2

Lighter +30%#D9D9D9

Lighter +20%#BFBFBF

Lighter +10%#A6A6A6

Darker −10%#737373

Darker −20%#595959

Darker −30%#404040

Darker −40%#262626

More saturated +25%#A96F6F

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R140

G140

B140

Red140 (54.9%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 8C · G 8C · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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