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#8A8B89 closest to Chorus of Elephants

#8A8B89 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Chorus of Elephants. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.5% green and 53.7% blue (rgb(138, 139, 137)). Its HSL value is 90° hue, 1% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black. #8A8B89 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.13:1.

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Variations of #8A8B89

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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#8A8B89 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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#8A8B89 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8B89 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B8B89
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B8B89
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B8B89
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B8B89
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B8B89
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8A8B8A
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8A8B8A
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8B8B8B
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A8B8A

#8A8B89 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.42:1 Poor#8A8B89 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.13:1 Good#8A8B89 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8B89 in CSS

/* Chorus of Elephants */
.color { color: #8A8B89; }
.background { background-color: #8A8B89; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8B89; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 139 137);
color: hsl(90 1% 54%);
color: oklch(0.635 0.003 128.5);

#8A8B89 FAQ

What color is #8A8B89?

#8A8B89 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #8A8B89?

#8A8B89 is rgb(138, 139, 137) in RGB, hsl(90, 1%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8B89?

The complementary color of #8A8B89 is #8A898B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8B89?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8B89: 6.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8B89 a warm or cool color?

#8A8B89 is a neutral color.