Information about #8A998B color

#8A998B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A998B falls into the Green Color FamilyDesaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 153, 139) — 54.1% red, 60% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 5 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8A998B reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. 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 Mantle (#8B9C90). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Innocence (#8A9794) and Forcefield (#899694).

The recipe behind #8A998B is rgb(138, 153, 139), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8A998B: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8A998B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8A998B color variations

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#8A998B 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 #8A998B

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

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Bluegrass color link
Bluegrass

#839783

Washed Green color link
Washed Green

#909782

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A998B
  • RGB138, 153, 139
  • CMYK6, 0, 5, 40
  • CSSrgb(138, 153, 139)
  • HSL124°, 7%, 57%
  • HSL Precise124°, 6.849%, 57.059%
  • HSV124°, 10%, 60%
  • HSB124°, 10%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.600, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.600, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.600, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A998B
  • DECIMAL ID9083275
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01