All About Color #8E8F8A

#8E8F8A

About #8E8F8A

#8E8F8A is a medium gray color with the hex code #8E8F8A. In RGB it is red 142, green 143, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 72°, saturation 2%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 1%, 0%, 3%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.26:1 on white and 6.45:1 on black.

#8E8F8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 8F, 8A
CMYK0.70%, 0.00%, 3.50%, 43.92%
RGB Decimal142, 143, 138
HSL72°, 2%, 55%
RGB Octal216, 217, 212
HSV (HSB)72.00°, 3.50%, 56.08%
RGB Binary10001110, 10001111, 10001010
CIE-L*AB59.19, -1.33, 2.52
RGB Percent55.69%, 56.08%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH59.19, 2.85, 117.77
XYZ25.57, 27.23, 27.95
CIE-L*UV59.19, -0.29, 3.77
xyY0.32, 0.34, 27.23
Hunter-Lab52.18, -3.87, 4.77
RYB54.12%, 56.08%, 54.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E8F8A on a dark background: contrast 6.45:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8E8F8A on a light background: contrast 3.26:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E8F8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8E8F8A · #BBBCB9 · #5F605C · #8B8A8F · #B9B9BC

Analogous palette

#8F8B8A · #8F8D8A · #8E8F8A · #8B8F8A · #8A8F8B

Triadic palette

#8E8F8A · #8A8E8F · #8F8A8E · #BBBCB9 · #B9BBBC

Tetradic palette

#8E8F8A · #8A8F8D · #8B8A8F · #8F8A8B · #5F605C

Monochromatic palette

#41413E · #676864 · #8E8F8A · #B3B4B1 · #D9DAD8

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