Information about #8D8E96 color

#8D8E96 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8D8E96 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(141, 142, 150) — 55.3% red, 55.7% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 3 / 0 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8D8E96 is a softly muted neutral grey that feels open and friendly. 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 Voltage (#8D9094). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Exponent (#888F98) and Clouded Blue (#899296).

The recipe behind #8D8E96 is rgb(141, 142, 150), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8D8E96: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. #8D8E96 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8D8E96 color variations

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#8D8E96 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 #8D8E96

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

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Gannet Grey color link
Gannet Grey

#8E918F

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Fashion Gray color link
Fashion Gray

#8E8D8C

#8D8E96 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8D8E96
  • RGB141, 142, 150
  • CMYK4, 3, 0, 41
  • HSL233°, 4%, 57%
  • HSL Precise233.333°, 4.11%, 57.059%
  • HSV233°, 6%, 59%
  • HSB233°, 6%, 59%
  • HEX ID8D8E96
  • DECIMAL ID9277078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
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