All About Color #8A8C8F

#8A8C8F

About #8A8C8F

#8A8C8F is a medium gray color with the hex code #8A8C8F. In RGB it is red 138, green 140, blue 143; in HSL it is hue 216°, saturation 2%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 3%, 2%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.37:1 on white and 6.23:1 on black.

#8A8C8F Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 8C, 8F
CMYK3.50%, 2.10%, 0.00%, 43.92%
RGB Decimal138, 140, 143
HSL216°, 2%, 55%
RGB Octal212, 214, 217
HSV (HSB)216.00°, 3.50%, 56.08%
RGB Binary10001010, 10001100, 10001111
CIE-L*AB58.17, -0.13, -1.86
RGB Percent54.12%, 54.90%, 56.08%
CIE-L*CH58.17, 1.86, 265.97
XYZ24.82, 26.14, 29.72
CIE-L*UV58.17, -1.28, -2.61
xyY0.31, 0.32, 26.14
Hunter-Lab51.13, -2.84, 1.32
RYB54.12%, 54.68%, 56.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A8C8F on a dark background: contrast 6.23:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A8C8F on a light background: contrast 3.37:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A8C8F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8A8C8F · #B9BABC · #5C5E60 · #8F8D8A · #BCBAB9

Analogous palette

#8A8F8D · #8A8E8F · #8A8C8F · #8A8A8F · #8D8A8F

Triadic palette

#8A8C8F · #8F8A8C · #8C8F8A · #B9BABC · #BCB9BA

Tetradic palette

#8A8C8F · #8F8A8E · #8F8D8A · #8A8F8A · #5C5E60

Monochromatic palette

#3E3F41 · #646668 · #8A8C8F · #B1B2B4 · #D8D9DA

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