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#8A9C8A closest to Mother Earth

#8A9C8A is a medium gray; the closest named color is Mother Earth. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(138, 156, 138)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 8% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black. #8A9C8A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.20:1.

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Variations of #8A9C8A

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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#8A9C8A 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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#8A9C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A9C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9A968B
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D9889
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #98998A
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9A968B
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #95988B
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #889B97
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #899C90
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #949894

#8A9C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.92:1 Very poor#8A9C8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.20:1 Very good#8A9C8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A9C8A in CSS

/* Mother Earth */
.color { color: #8A9C8A; }
.background { background-color: #8A9C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A9C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 156 138);
color: hsl(120 8% 58%);
color: oklch(0.673 0.033 145.2);

#8A9C8A FAQ

What color is #8A9C8A?

#8A9C8A 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 #8A9C8A?

#8A9C8A is rgb(138, 156, 138) in RGB, hsl(120, 8%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A9C8A?

The complementary color of #8A9C8A is #9C8A9C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A9C8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A9C8A: 7.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A9C8A a warm or cool color?

#8A9C8A is a neutral color.