Information about #8A9581 color

#8A9581 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A9581 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(138, 149, 129) — 54.1% red, 58.4% green, 50.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 8 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8A9581 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Washed Green (#909782). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluegrass (#839783) and Burlap Moss (#8D907B).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 149, 129) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8A9581: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8A9581 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8A9581 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8A9581 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8A9581

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Washed Green color link
Washed Green

#909782

Bluegrass color link
Bluegrass

#839783

Burlap Moss color link
Burlap Moss

#8D907B

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Sterling color link
Sterling

#8B8B7E

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Dolphin Gray color link
Dolphin Gray

#828E84

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A9581
  • RGB138, 149, 129
  • CMYK4, 0, 8, 42
  • CSSrgb(138, 149, 129)
  • HSL93°, 9%, 55%
  • HSL Precise93°, 8.621%, 54.51%
  • HSV93°, 13%, 58%
  • HSB93°, 13%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.584, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.584, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.584, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A9581
  • DECIMAL ID9082241
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01