Recognised as Colour
#8F896B
- #8F896B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8F896B is a yellow with RGB values 143, 137, 107 and HSL 50°, 14%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8F896B#8F896B
HEX#8F896B
RGBrgb(143, 137, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5373, 0.4196
RGB percentages56.1%, 53.7%, 42%
HSLhsl(50, 14.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 25.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 25.2%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,406,827
CSS custom property--colour: #8F896B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#707694
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6B718F
Analogous#8F776B, #838F6B
Triadic#6B8F89, #896B8F
Split complementary#6B838F, #776B8F
Tetradic#6B8F77, #6B718F, #8F6B83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G137
B107
Red143 (56.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)14.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 89 · B 6B
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