All About Color #8C8A8F

#8C8A8F

About #8C8A8F

#8C8A8F is a medium gray color with the hex code #8C8A8F. In RGB it is red 140, green 138, blue 143; in HSL it is hue 264°, saturation 2%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 2%, 3%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.42:1 on white and 6.15:1 on black.

#8C8A8F Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 8A, 8F
CMYK2.10%, 3.50%, 0.00%, 43.92%
RGB Decimal140, 138, 143
HSL264°, 2%, 55%
RGB Octal214, 212, 217
HSV (HSB)264.00°, 3.50%, 56.08%
RGB Binary10001100, 10001010, 10001111
CIE-L*AB57.79, 1.73, -2.41
RGB Percent54.90%, 54.12%, 56.08%
CIE-L*CH57.79, 2.96, 305.64
XYZ24.86, 25.74, 29.64
CIE-L*UV57.79, 0.85, -3.69
xyY0.31, 0.32, 25.74
Hunter-Lab50.73, -1.30, 0.87
RYB54.90%, 54.12%, 56.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C8A8F on a dark background: contrast 6.15:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8C8A8F on a light background: contrast 3.42:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C8A8F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8C8A8F · #BAB9BC · #5E5C60 · #8D8F8A · #BABCB9

Analogous palette

#8A8D8F · #8A8A8F · #8C8A8F · #8E8A8F · #8F8A8D

Triadic palette

#8C8A8F · #8F8C8A · #8A8F8C · #BAB9BC · #BCBAB9

Tetradic palette

#8C8A8F · #8F8A8A · #8D8F8A · #8A8F8E · #5E5C60

Monochromatic palette

#3F3E41 · #666468 · #8C8A8F · #B2B1B4 · #D9D8DA

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