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#8B8A89 Chorus of Elephants

#8B8A89 is a medium gray named Chorus of Elephants. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.1% green and 53.7% blue (rgb(139, 138, 137)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 1% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black. #8B8A89 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.09:1.

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Variations of #8B8A89

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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#8B8A89 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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#8B8A89 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8B8A89 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 #8B8A89
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A8A89
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B8A89
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B8A89
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B8A89
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8B8A8A
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8B8A89
  • Achromatopsia 100% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A

#8B8A89 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.45:1 Poor#8B8A89 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.09:1 Good#8B8A89 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8B8A89 in CSS

/* Chorus of Elephants */
.color { color: #8B8A89; }
.background { background-color: #8B8A89; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8B8A89; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 138 137);
color: hsl(30 1% 54%);
color: oklch(0.634 0.002 67.8);

#8B8A89 FAQ

What color is #8B8A89?

#8B8A89 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 #8B8A89?

#8B8A89 is rgb(139, 138, 137) in RGB, hsl(30, 1%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8B8A89?

The complementary color of #8B8A89 is #898A8B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8B8A89?

Black text has the best contrast on #8B8A89: 6.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8B8A89 a warm or cool color?

#8B8A89 is a neutral color.