All About Color #9E8A8A

#9E8A8A

About #9E8A8A

#9E8A8A is a medium gray color with the hex code #9E8A8A. In RGB it is red 158, green 138, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 9%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 0%, 13%, 13%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 3.25:1 on white and 6.46:1 on black.

#9E8A8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet9E, 8A, 8A
CMYK0.00%, 12.66%, 12.66%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal158, 138, 138
HSL0°, 9%, 58%
RGB Octal236, 212, 212
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 12.66%, 61.96%
RGB Binary10011110, 10001010, 10001010
CIE-L*AB59.23, 7.52, 2.76
RGB Percent61.96%, 54.12%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH59.23, 8.01, 20.17
XYZ27.78, 27.28, 27.85
CIE-L*UV59.23, 12.03, 2.59
xyY0.34, 0.33, 27.28
Hunter-Lab52.23, 3.52, 4.95
RYB61.96%, 54.12%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9E8A8A on a dark background: contrast 6.46:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9E8A8A on a light background: contrast 3.25:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9E8A8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#9E8A8A · #C7BCBC · #6F5D5D · #8A9E9E · #BCC7C7

Analogous palette

#9E8A9E · #9E8A94 · #9E8A8A · #9E948A · #9E9E8A

Triadic palette

#9E8A8A · #8A9E8A · #8A8A9E · #C7BCBC · #BCC7BC

Tetradic palette

#9E8A8A · #949E8A · #8A9E9E · #948A9E · #6F5D5D

Monochromatic palette

#4E4141 · #786464 · #9E8A8A · #C0B4B4 · #E3DEDE

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