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#8A998F closest to Mother Earth

#8A998F is a medium gray; the closest named color is Mother Earth. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60.0% green and 56.1% blue (rgb(138, 153, 143)). Its HSL value is 140° hue, 7% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black. #8A998F is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.03:1.

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Variations of #8A998F

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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#8A998F 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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#8A998F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A998F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #969590
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99968F
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95978F
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #969590
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #93968F
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #889996
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #899992
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #939694

#8A998F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.99:1 Very poor#8A998F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.03:1 Very good#8A998F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A998F in CSS

/* Mother Earth */
.color { color: #8A998F; }
.background { background-color: #8A998F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A998F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 153 143);
color: hsl(140 7% 57%);
color: oklch(0.668 0.022 156.6);

#8A998F FAQ

What color is #8A998F?

#8A998F is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #8A998F?

#8A998F is rgb(138, 153, 143) in RGB, hsl(140, 7%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A998F?

The complementary color of #8A998F is #998A94, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A998F?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A998F: 7.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A998F a warm or cool color?

#8A998F is a neutral color.