Colour
#8F8B77
- #8F8B77
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8F8B77 is a yellow with RGB values 143, 139, 119 and HSL 50°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8F8B77#8F8B77
HEX#8F8B77
RGBrgb(143, 139, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5451, 0.4667
RGB percentages56.1%, 54.5%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(50, 9.7%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 16.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 16.8%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,407,351
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8B77;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#707488
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#777B8F
Analogous#8F7F77, #878F77
Triadic#778F8B, #8B778F
Split complementary#77878F, #7F778F
Tetradic#778F7F, #777B8F, #8F7787
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G139
B119
Red143 (56.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 8B · B 77
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