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Recognised as Colour

#8E8D80

  • #8E8D80
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8E8D80 is a grey with RGB values 142, 141, 128 and HSL 56°, 6%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8E8D80#8E8D80
HEX#8E8D80
RGBrgb(142, 141, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5529, 0.502
RGB percentages55.7%, 55.3%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(55.7, 5.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.7, 9.9%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 0.7%, 9.9%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,342,336
CSS custom property--colour: #8E8D80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#71727F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#908C7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#908D80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#908B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.8Dark grey · ΔE 13.1Dim grey · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80818E
Analogous#8E8680, #888E80
Triadic#808E8D, #8D808E
Split complementary#80888E, #86808E
Tetradic#808E86, #80818E, #8E8088

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEEEC
Lighter +30%#D6D6D1
Lighter +20%#BEBDB6
Lighter +10%#A6A59B
Darker −10%#747367
Darker −20%#59584F
Darker −30%#3E3D37
Darker −40%#23231F
More saturated +25%#ACA762
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R142
G141
B128
Red142 (55.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue55.71°
Saturation (HSL)5.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 8D · B 80

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