Information about #8C9B95 color

#8C9B95 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C9B95 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 155, 149) — 54.9% red, 60.8% green, 58.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 2 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8C9B95 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quicksilver (#889A97). Slightly further away sit Half Innocence (#8A9794) and Allusive (#8B9695).

The recipe behind #8C9B95 is rgb(140, 155, 149), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8C9B95: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. No one has named #8C9B95 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8C9B95 color variations

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#8C9B95 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 #8C9B95

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

Quicksilver color link
Quicksilver

#889A97

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Mantle color link
Mantle

#8B9C90

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Submarine color link
Submarine

#8C9C9C

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C9B95
  • RGB140, 155, 149
  • CMYK6, 0, 2, 39
  • CSSrgb(140, 155, 149)
  • HSL156°, 7%, 58%
  • HSL Precise156°, 6.977%, 57.843%
  • HSV156°, 10%, 61%
  • HSB156°, 10%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.608, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.608, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.608, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C9B95
  • DECIMAL ID9214869
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01