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Recognised as Colour

#8D8987

  • #8D8987
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8D8987 is a grey with RGB values 141, 137, 135 and HSL 20°, 3%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8D8987#8D8987
HEX#8D8987
RGBrgb(141, 137, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5373, 0.5294
RGB percentages55.3%, 53.7%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(20, 2.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 4.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 4.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,275,783
CSS custom property--colour: #8D8987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#727678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8987no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8A87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8E8888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.3Dark grey · ΔE 12Dim grey · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 13.4Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#878B8D
Analogous#8D8788, #8D8C87
Triadic#878D89, #89878D
Split complementary#878D8C, #87888D
Tetradic#888D87, #878B8D, #8C878D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F0F0
Lighter +30%#D8D6D5
Lighter +20%#BFBCBB
Lighter +10%#A6A3A1
Darker −10%#73706E
Darker −20%#595655
Darker −30%#3F3D3C
Darker −40%#252423
More saturated +25%#AA7F6A
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R141
G137
B135
Red141 (55.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)2.56%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 89 · B 87

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