All About Color #8C8C8C

#8C8C8C

About #8C8C8C

#8C8C8C is a medium gray color with the hex code #8C8C8C. In RGB it is red 140, green 140, blue 140; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 3.36:1 on white and 6.25:1 on black.

#8C8C8C Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 8C, 8C
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 45.10%
RGB Decimal140, 140, 140
HSL0°, 0%, 55%
RGB Octal214, 214, 214
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 0.00%, 54.90%
RGB Binary10001100, 10001100, 10001100
CIE-L*AB58.25, 0.00, -0.01
RGB Percent54.90%, 54.90%, 54.90%
CIE-L*CH58.25, 0.01, 296.81
XYZ24.93, 26.23, 28.56
CIE-L*UV58.25, 0.01, 0.00
xyY0.31, 0.33, 26.23
Hunter-Lab51.21, -2.73, 2.78
RYB54.90%, 54.90%, 54.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C8C8C on a dark background: contrast 6.25:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8C8C8C on a light background: contrast 3.36:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C8C8C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8C8C8C · #BABABA · #5E5E5E · #8C8C8C · #BABABA

Analogous palette

#8C8C8C · #8C8C8C · #8C8C8C · #8C8C8C · #8C8C8C

Triadic palette

#8C8C8C · #8C8C8C · #8C8C8C · #BABABA · #BABABA

Tetradic palette

#8C8C8C · #8C8C8C · #8C8C8C · #8C8C8C · #5E5E5E

Monochromatic palette

#404040 · #666666 · #8C8C8C · #B3B3B3 · #D9D9D9

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