Recognised as Colour
#8E8D6F
- #8E8D6F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8E8D6F is a yellow with RGB values 142, 141, 111 and HSL 58°, 12%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8E8D6F#8E8D6F
HEX#8E8D6F
RGBrgb(142, 141, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5529, 0.4353
RGB percentages55.7%, 55.3%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(58.1, 12.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.1, 21.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 0.7%, 21.8%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,342,319
CSS custom property--colour: #8E8D6F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#717290
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F708E
Analogous#8E7E6F, #808E6F
Triadic#6F8E8D, #8D6F8E
Split complementary#6F808E, #7D6F8E
Tetradic#6F8E7E, #6F708E, #8E6F80
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G141
B111
Red142 (55.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue58.06°
Saturation (HSL)12.25%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 8D · B 6F
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