Colour
#8D8878
- #8D8878
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8D8878 is a yellow with RGB values 141, 136, 120 and HSL 46°, 8%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8D8878#8D8878
HEX#8D8878
RGBrgb(141, 136, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5333, 0.4706
RGB percentages55.3%, 53.3%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(45.7, 8.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 14.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 14.9%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,275,512
CSS custom property--colour: #8D8878;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#727787
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#787D8D
Analogous#8D7D78, #888D78
Triadic#788D88, #88788D
Split complementary#78888D, #7D788D
Tetradic#788D7D, #787D8D, #8D7888
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R141
G136
B120
Red141 (55.3%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue45.71°
Saturation (HSL)8.43%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 88 · B 78
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