Recognised as Colour
#8C8D85
- #8C8D85
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8C8D85 is a grey with RGB values 140, 141, 133 and HSL 67°, 3%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8C8D85#8C8D85
HEX#8C8D85
RGBrgb(140, 141, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5529, 0.5216
RGB percentages54.9%, 55.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(67.5, 3.4%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.5, 5.7%, 55.3%)
CMYK0.7%, 0%, 5.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,211,269
CSS custom property--colour: #8C8D85;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26319WCAG 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 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#73727A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#86858D
Analogous#8D8A85, #888D85
Triadic#858C8D, #8D858C
Split complementary#85888D, #8A858D
Tetradic#858D8A, #86858D, #8D8588
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G141
B133
Red140 (54.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue67.5°
Saturation (HSL)3.39%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G 8D · B 85
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