All About Color #8A8A8F

#8A8A8F

About #8A8A8F

#8A8A8F is a medium gray color with the hex code #8A8A8F. In RGB it is red 138, green 138, blue 143; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 2%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 3%, 3%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.44:1 on white and 6.11:1 on black.

#8A8A8F Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 8A, 8F
CMYK3.50%, 3.50%, 0.00%, 43.92%
RGB Decimal138, 138, 143
HSL240°, 2%, 55%
RGB Octal212, 212, 217
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 3.50%, 56.08%
RGB Binary10001010, 10001010, 10001111
CIE-L*AB57.62, 1.00, -2.67
RGB Percent54.12%, 54.12%, 56.08%
CIE-L*CH57.62, 2.85, 290.53
XYZ24.53, 25.56, 29.63
CIE-L*UV57.62, -0.28, -3.95
xyY0.31, 0.32, 25.56
Hunter-Lab50.56, -1.89, 0.65
RYB54.12%, 54.12%, 56.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A8A8F on a dark background: contrast 6.11:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A8A8F on a light background: contrast 3.44:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#8A8A8F · #B9B9BC · #5C5C60 · #8F8F8A · #BCBCB9

Analogous palette

#8A8F8F · #8A8C8F · #8A8A8F · #8C8A8F · #8F8A8F

Triadic palette

#8A8A8F · #8F8A8A · #8A8F8A · #B9B9BC · #BCB9B9

Tetradic palette

#8A8A8F · #8F8A8C · #8F8F8A · #8A8F8C · #5C5C60

Monochromatic palette

#3E3E41 · #646468 · #8A8A8F · #B1B1B4 · #D8D8DA

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