Color #8C9998

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8C9998 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 153, 152) — 54.9% red, 60% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 0 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8C9998 reads as a quiet, subdued grey 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 Quicksilver (#889A97). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Allusive (#8B9695) and Half Innocence (#8A9794).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(140, 153, 152)), which gives #8C9998 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8C9998: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C9998 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C9998 color variations

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

#8C9998 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#8C9998 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#8C9998 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#8C9998 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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#8C9998 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.

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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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Alternatives to #8C9998 color

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Nearest named colors to #8C9998

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

Quicksilver

#889A97

Allusive

#8B9695

Half Innocence

#8A9794

Submarine

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Instinct

#8C979D

Forcefield

#899694

Amber Grey

#929698

Clouded Blue

#899296

Destiny

#889E9D

Mantle

#8B9C90

White Metal

#949594

Voltage

#8D9094

#8C9998 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#8C9998
RGB140, 153, 152
CMYK5, 0, 0, 40

HSL175°, 6%, 57%
HSL Precise175.385°, 5.991%, 57.451%
HSV175°, 8%, 60%
HSB175°, 8%, 60%

HEX ID8C9998
DECIMAL ID9214360
Name LengthThis color has no name

Color Family (Hue)Cyan
Saturation FamilyDesaturated
Lightness FamilyLight

Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
Percentage of Green in RGB60%
Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%

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