Information about #8E8A8B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8E8A8B falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 138, 139) — 55.7% red, 54.1% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 1 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8E8A8B is a muted, almost neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Philippine Gray (#8C8C8C). Slightly further away sit Fashion Gray (#8E8D8C) and Half Gauntlet (#8B8A88).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(142, 138, 139)), which gives #8E8A8B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8E8A8B: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. No one has named #8E8A8B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8E8A8B color variations

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

#8E8A8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8E8A8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8E8A8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8E8A8B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8E8A8B 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #8E8A8B

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

Philippine Gray color link
Philippine Gray

#8C8C8C

Fashion Gray color link
Fashion Gray

#8E8D8C

Half Gauntlet color link
Half Gauntlet

#8B8A88

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Gannet Grey color link
Gannet Grey

#8E918F

Eighth Masala color link
Eighth Masala

#8A8984

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Eighth Gravel color link
Eighth Gravel

#888A84

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

#8E8A8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E8A8B
  • RGB142, 138, 139
  • CMYK0, 2, 1, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 138, 139)
  • HSL345°, 2%, 55%
  • HSL Precise345°, 1.739%, 54.902%
  • HSV345°, 3%, 56%
  • HSB345°, 3%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.541, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.541, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.541, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8E8A8B
  • DECIMAL ID9341579
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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