Colour

#8F8979

#8F8979
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F8979 is a orange with RGB values 143, 137, 121 and HSL 44°, 9%, 52%. 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

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HEX#8F8979

RGBrgb(143, 137, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5373, 0.4745

RGB percentages56.1%, 53.7%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(43.6, 8.9%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 15.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.2%, 15.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,406,841

CSS custom property--colour: #8F8979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#707686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8878no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8A79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#938684no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.1 Dark grey · ΔE 15.3 Dim grey · ΔE 15.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 19 Slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#797F8F

Analogous#8F7E79, #8A8F79

Triadic#798F89, #89798F

Split complementary#798A8F, #7E798F

Tetradic#798F7E, #797F8F, #8F798A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEBE8

Lighter +30%#D5D2CC

Lighter +20%#BDBAB1

Lighter +10%#A6A195

Darker −10%#746F61

Darker −20%#58544A

Darker −30%#3C3A33

Darker −40%#211F1B

More saturated +25%#AE975A

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R143

G137

B121

Red143 (56.1%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue43.64°

Saturation (HSL)8.94%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 89 · B 79

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