Colour

#8E9172

#8E9172
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E9172 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 145, 114 and HSL 66°, 12%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8E9172

RGBrgb(142, 145, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5686, 0.4471

RGB percentages55.7%, 56.9%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(65.8, 12.4%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.8, 21.4%, 56.9%)

CMYK2.1%, 0%, 21.4%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,343,346

CSS custom property--colour: #8E9172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#716E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968E70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#968F73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#928D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 18.3 Dark grey · ΔE 20.1 Tan · ΔE 21.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#757291

Analogous#918472, #7F9172

Triadic#728E91, #91728E

Split complementary#727F91, #847291

Tetradic#729184, #757291, #91727F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAEAE5

Lighter +30%#D3D4C8

Lighter +20%#BCBEAB

Lighter +10%#A5A78F

Darker −10%#72755B

Darker −20%#565845

Darker −30%#3A3C2E

Darker −40%#1E1F18

More saturated +25%#A7B053

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R142

G145

B114

Red142 (55.7%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue65.81°

Saturation (HSL)12.35%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G 91 · B 72

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