Information about #8B988D color

#8B988D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B988D falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 152, 141) — 54.5% red, 59.6% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 4 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8B988D is a softly muted balanced grey tone that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mantle (#8B9C90). Slightly further away sit Half Innocence (#8A9794) and Forcefield (#899694).

The recipe behind #8B988D is rgb(139, 152, 141), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8B988D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8B988D color variations

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#8B988D 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 #8B988D

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

Mantle color link
Mantle

#8B9C90

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Gannet Grey color link
Gannet Grey

#8E918F

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

Quicksilver color link
Quicksilver

#889A97

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B988D
  • RGB139, 152, 141
  • CMYK5, 0, 4, 40
  • CSSrgb(139, 152, 141)
  • HSL129°, 6%, 57%
  • HSL Precise129.231°, 5.936%, 57.059%
  • HSV129°, 9%, 60%
  • HSB129°, 9%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.596, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.596, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.596, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8B988D
  • DECIMAL ID9148557
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01