All About Color #8A9997

#8A9997

About #8A9997

#8A9997 is a medium gray color with the hex code #8A9997. In RGB it is red 138, green 153, blue 151; in HSL it is hue 172°, saturation 7%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 10%, 0%, 1%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 2.96:1 on white and 7.08:1 on black.

#8A9997 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 99, 97
CMYK9.80%, 0.00%, 1.31%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal138, 153, 151
HSL172°, 7%, 57%
RGB Octal212, 231, 227
HSV (HSB)172.00°, 9.80%, 60.00%
RGB Binary10001010, 10011001, 10010111
CIE-L*AB62.02, -5.74, -0.78
RGB Percent54.12%, 60.00%, 59.22%
CIE-L*CH62.02, 5.79, 187.75
XYZ27.46, 30.42, 33.70
CIE-L*UV62.02, -8.09, -0.17
xyY0.30, 0.33, 30.42
Hunter-Lab55.15, -7.65, 2.38
RYB54.12%, 57.27%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A9997 on a dark background: contrast 7.08:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8A9997 on a light background: contrast 2.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A9997, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A9997 · #BBC4C3 · #5C6A69 · #998A8C · #C4BBBC

Analogous palette

#8C998A · #8A998F · #8A9997 · #8A9399 · #8A8C99

Triadic palette

#8A9997 · #978A99 · #99978A · #BBC4C3 · #C3BBC4

Tetradic palette

#8A9997 · #8F8A99 · #998A8C · #93998A · #5C6A69

Monochromatic palette

#404A48 · #647371 · #8A9997 · #B3BDBB · #DCE0E0

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