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#8A8A72 closest to Wilderness

#8A8A72 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Wilderness. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.1% green and 44.7% blue (rgb(138, 138, 114)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 10% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black. #8A8A72 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.96:1.

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Variations of #8A8A72

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A8A72 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A8A72 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8A72 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8F8973
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E8871
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D8871
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8F8973
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D8972
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8E8783
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8B897A
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #888888
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #898983

#8A8A72 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.52:1 Poor#8A8A72 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.96:1 Good#8A8A72 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8A72 in CSS

/* Wilderness */
.color { color: #8A8A72; }
.background { background-color: #8A8A72; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8A72; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 138 114);
color: hsl(60 10% 49%);
color: oklch(0.627 0.035 107.4);

#8A8A72 FAQ

What color is #8A8A72?

#8A8A72 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Wilderness. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #8A8A72?

#8A8A72 is rgb(138, 138, 114) in RGB, hsl(60, 10%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8A72?

The complementary color of #8A8A72 is #72728A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8A72?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8A72: 5.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8A72 a warm or cool color?

#8A8A72 is a neutral color.