Recognised as Colour

#8E8A77

#8E8A77
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E8A77 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 138, 119 and HSL 50°, 9%, 51%. 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

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HEX#8E8A77

RGBrgb(142, 138, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5412, 0.4667

RGB percentages55.7%, 54.1%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(49.6, 9.2%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 16.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 2.8%, 16.2%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,341,559

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8A77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#717588

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E8976no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8A78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#928785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 11.5 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Dim grey · ΔE 16.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4 Slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#777B8E

Analogous#8E7E77, #878E77

Triadic#778E8A, #8A778E

Split complementary#77878E, #7E778E

Tetradic#778E7E, #777B8E, #8E7787

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEAE6

Lighter +30%#D3D2CB

Lighter +20%#BCBAAF

Lighter +10%#A5A293

Darker −10%#736F5F

Darker −20%#575448

Darker −30%#3B3931

Darker −40%#1F1E1A

More saturated +25%#AD9E58

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R142

G138

B119

Red142 (55.7%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue49.57°

Saturation (HSL)9.24%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 8A · B 77

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