Colour
#8E8976
- #8E8976
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8E8976 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 137, 118 and HSL 47°, 10%, 51%. 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
#8E8976#8E8976
HEX#8E8976
RGBrgb(142, 137, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5373, 0.4627
RGB percentages55.7%, 53.7%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(47.5, 9.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 16.9%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 16.9%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,341,302
CSS custom property--colour: #8E8976;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 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#717689
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#767B8E
Analogous#8E7D76, #878E76
Triadic#768E89, #89768E
Split complementary#76878E, #7D768E
Tetradic#768E7D, #767B8E, #8E7687
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G137
B118
Red142 (55.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)9.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 89 · B 76
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