Recognised as Colour
#8E8A86
- #8E8A86
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8E8A86 is a grey with RGB values 142, 138, 134 and HSL 30°, 3%, 54%. 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
#8E8A86#8E8A86
HEX#8E8A86
RGBrgb(142, 138, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5412, 0.5255
RGB percentages55.7%, 54.1%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(30, 3.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 5.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 5.6%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,341,574
CSS custom property--colour: #8E8A86;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#717579
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#868A8E
Analogous#8E8686, #8E8E86
Triadic#868E8A, #8A868E
Split complementary#868E8E, #86868E
Tetradic#868E86, #868A8E, #8E868E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G138
B134
Red142 (55.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)3.42%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 8A · B 86
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