Recognised as Colour

#8E796F

#8E796F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E796F is a orange with RGB values 142, 121, 111 and HSL 19°, 12%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8E796F

RGBrgb(142, 121, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4745, 0.4353

RGB percentages55.7%, 47.5%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(19.4, 12.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(19.4, 21.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 14.8%, 21.8%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,337,199

CSS custom property--colour: #8E796F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#718690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7B6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#837F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#947676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.7 Dim grey · ΔE 13.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5 Dark grey · ΔE 19.9 Slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F848E

Analogous#8E6F75, #8E896F

Triadic#6F8E79, #796F8E

Split complementary#6F8E89, #6F758E

Tetradic#758E6F, #6F848E, #886F8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E3E1

Lighter +30%#D1C9C5

Lighter +20%#BBAEA8

Lighter +10%#A5948B

Darker −10%#716159

Darker −20%#554842

Darker −30%#38302C

Darker −40%#1C1715

More saturated +25%#AE6E4F

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R142

G121

B111

Red142 (55.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue19.35°

Saturation (HSL)12.25%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 79 · B 6F

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