Recognised as Colour
#8D8A6D
- #8D8A6D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8D8A6D is a yellow with RGB values 141, 138, 109 and HSL 54°, 13%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8D8A6D#8D8A6D
HEX#8D8A6D
RGBrgb(141, 138, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5412, 0.4275
RGB percentages55.3%, 54.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(54.4, 12.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.4, 22.7%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 22.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,276,013
CSS custom property--colour: #8D8A6D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#727592
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D708D
Analogous#8D7A6D, #808D6D
Triadic#6D8D8A, #8A6D8D
Split complementary#6D808D, #7A6D8D
Tetradic#6D8D7A, #6D708D, #8D6D80
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R141
G138
B109
Red141 (55.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue54.37°
Saturation (HSL)12.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 8A · B 6D
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