Recognised as Colour
#8F8F6F
- #8F8F6F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8F8F6F is a yellow with RGB values 143, 143, 111 and HSL 60°, 13%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8F8F6F#8F8F6F
HEX#8F8F6F
RGBrgb(143, 143, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5608, 0.4353
RGB percentages56.1%, 56.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(60, 12.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 22.4%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 22.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,408,367
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8F6F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#707090
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F6F8F
Analogous#8F7F6F, #7F8F6F
Triadic#6F8F8F, #8F6F8F
Split complementary#6F7F8F, #7F6F8F
Tetradic#6F8F7F, #6F6F8F, #8F6F7F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G143
B111
Red143 (56.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)12.6%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 8F · G 8F · B 6F
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