Colour

#8E8877

#8E8877
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E8877 is a orange with RGB values 142, 136, 119 and HSL 44°, 9%, 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

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HEX#8E8877

RGBrgb(142, 136, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5333, 0.4667

RGB percentages55.7%, 53.3%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(44.3, 9.2%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44.3, 16.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 4.2%, 16.2%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,341,047

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#717788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8776no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#928583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.5 Dim grey · ΔE 15.9 Dark grey · ΔE 16 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.4 Slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#777D8E

Analogous#8E7C77, #898E77

Triadic#778E88, #88778E

Split complementary#77898E, #7C778E

Tetradic#778E7C, #777D8E, #8E7789

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE9E6

Lighter +30%#D3D1CB

Lighter +20%#BCB9AF

Lighter +10%#A5A093

Darker −10%#736E5F

Darker −20%#575348

Darker −30%#3B3831

Darker −40%#1F1E1A

More saturated +25%#AD9758

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R142

G136

B119

Red142 (55.7%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue44.35°

Saturation (HSL)9.24%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 88 · B 77

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