All About Color #8A8A99

#8A8A99

About #8A8A99

#8A8A99 is a medium gray color with the hex code #8A8A99. In RGB it is red 138, green 138, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 7%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 10%, 10%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 3.40:1 on white and 6.18:1 on black.

#8A8A99 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 8A, 99
CMYK9.80%, 9.80%, 0.00%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal138, 138, 153
HSL240°, 7%, 57%
RGB Octal212, 212, 231
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 9.80%, 60.00%
RGB Binary10001010, 10001010, 10011001
CIE-L*AB57.92, 3.08, -7.96
RGB Percent54.12%, 54.12%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH57.92, 8.54, 291.17
XYZ25.32, 25.88, 33.80
CIE-L*UV57.92, -0.86, -12.03
xyY0.30, 0.30, 25.88
Hunter-Lab50.87, -0.19, -3.78
RYB54.12%, 54.12%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A8A99 on a dark background: contrast 6.18:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A8A99 on a light background: contrast 3.40:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A8A99, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A8A99 · #BBBBC4 · #5C5C6A · #99998A · #C4C4BB

Analogous palette

#8A9999 · #8A9199 · #8A8A99 · #918A99 · #998A99

Triadic palette

#8A8A99 · #998A8A · #8A998A · #BBBBC4 · #C4BBBB

Tetradic palette

#8A8A99 · #998A91 · #99998A · #8A9991 · #5C5C6A

Monochromatic palette

#40404A · #646473 · #8A8A99 · #B3B3BD · #DCDCE0

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