Colour
#8F8C7C
- #8F8C7C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8F8C7C is a grey with RGB values 143, 140, 124 and HSL 51°, 8%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8F8C7C#8F8C7C
HEX#8F8C7C
RGBrgb(143, 140, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.549, 0.4863
RGB percentages56.1%, 54.9%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(50.5, 7.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 13.3%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 13.3%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,407,612
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8C7C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#707383
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C7F8F
Analogous#8F837C, #898F7C
Triadic#7C8F8C, #8C7C8F
Split complementary#7C898F, #837C8F
Tetradic#7C8F83, #7C7F8F, #8F7C89
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G140
B124
Red143 (56.1%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue50.53°
Saturation (HSL)7.82%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 8C · B 7C
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