Colour

#8D8587

#8D8587
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8D8587 is a grey with RGB values 141, 133, 135 and HSL 345°, 3%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8D8587#8D8587

HEX#8D8587

RGBrgb(141, 133, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5216, 0.5294

RGB percentages55.3%, 52.2%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(345, 3.4%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345, 5.7%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 5.7%, 4.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,274,759

CSS custom property--colour: #8D8587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#727A78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868687no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#888787no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#8F8586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Dark grey · ΔE 13.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.32, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#858D8B

Analogous#8D858B, #8D8785

Triadic#878D85, #85878D

Split complementary#858D87, #858B8D

Tetradic#8B8D85, #858D8B, #87858D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EEEF

Lighter +30%#D7D4D5

Lighter +20%#BEBABB

Lighter +10%#A69FA1

Darker −10%#736C6E

Darker −20%#595355

Darker −30%#3F3A3B

Darker −40%#242222

More saturated +25%#AB6878

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R141

G133

B135

Red141 (55.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue345°

Saturation (HSL)3.39%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 85 · B 87

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