Recognised as Colour
#8F886F
- #8F886F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8F886F is a yellow with RGB values 143, 136, 111 and HSL 47°, 13%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8F886F#8F886F
HEX#8F886F
RGBrgb(143, 136, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5333, 0.4353
RGB percentages56.1%, 53.3%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(46.9, 12.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 22.4%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.9%, 22.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,406,575
CSS custom property--colour: #8F886F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#707790
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F768F
Analogous#8F786F, #868F6F
Triadic#6F8F88, #886F8F
Split complementary#6F868F, #786F8F
Tetradic#6F8F78, #6F768F, #8F6F86
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G136
B111
Red143 (56.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue46.87°
Saturation (HSL)12.6%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 88 · B 6F
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