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#8A8C8A closest to Chorus of Elephants

#8A8C8A is a medium gray; the closest named color is Chorus of Elephants. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.9% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(138, 140, 138)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 1% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black. #8A8C8A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.20:1.

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Variations of #8A8C8A

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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#8A8C8A 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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#8A8C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C8B8A
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C8C8A
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C8C8A
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C8B8A
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B8C8A
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8A8C8B
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8A8C8B
  • 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 #8B8C8B

#8A8C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.39:1 Poor#8A8C8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.20:1 Good#8A8C8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8C8A in CSS

/* Chorus of Elephants */
.color { color: #8A8C8A; }
.background { background-color: #8A8C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 140 138);
color: hsl(120 1% 55%);
color: oklch(0.638 0.004 145.5);

#8A8C8A FAQ

What color is #8A8C8A?

#8A8C8A 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 #8A8C8A?

#8A8C8A is rgb(138, 140, 138) in RGB, hsl(120, 1%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8C8A?

The complementary color of #8A8C8A is #8C8A8C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8C8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8C8A: 6.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8C8A a warm or cool color?

#8A8C8A is a neutral color.