All About Color #8E8A8F

#8E8A8F

About #8E8A8F

#8E8A8F is a medium gray color with the hex code #8E8A8F. In RGB it is red 142, green 138, blue 143; in HSL it is hue 288°, saturation 2%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 1%, 3%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.40:1 on white and 6.18:1 on black.

#8E8A8F Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 8A, 8F
CMYK0.70%, 3.50%, 0.00%, 43.92%
RGB Decimal142, 138, 143
HSL288°, 2%, 55%
RGB Octal216, 212, 217
HSV (HSB)288.00°, 3.50%, 56.08%
RGB Binary10001110, 10001010, 10001111
CIE-L*AB57.95, 2.46, -2.14
RGB Percent55.69%, 54.12%, 56.08%
CIE-L*CH57.95, 3.26, 318.91
XYZ25.20, 25.91, 29.66
CIE-L*UV57.95, 1.99, -3.44
xyY0.31, 0.32, 25.91
Hunter-Lab50.90, -0.71, 1.09
RYB55.69%, 54.12%, 56.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E8A8F on a dark background: contrast 6.18:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8E8A8F on a light background: contrast 3.40:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E8A8F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8E8A8F · #BBB9BC · #5F5C60 · #8B8F8A · #B9BCB9

Analogous palette

#8A8B8F · #8B8A8F · #8E8A8F · #8F8A8D · #8F8A8B

Triadic palette

#8E8A8F · #8F8E8A · #8A8F8E · #BBB9BC · #BCBBB9

Tetradic palette

#8E8A8F · #8F8B8A · #8B8F8A · #8A8D8F · #5F5C60

Monochromatic palette

#413E41 · #676468 · #8E8A8F · #B3B1B4 · #D9D8DA

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