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#8E8D8A Pedigrey

#8E8D8A is a medium gray named Pedigrey. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 55.3% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(142, 141, 138)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 2% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black. #8E8D8A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.33:1.

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Variations of #8E8D8A

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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#8E8D8A 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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#8E8D8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8E8D8A 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 #8E8D8A
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E8D8A
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E8D8A
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E8D8A
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E8D8A
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8F8C8C
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8E8D8B
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D8D8C

#8E8D8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.32:1 Poor#8E8D8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.33:1 Good#8E8D8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8E8D8A in CSS

/* Pedigrey */
.color { color: #8E8D8A; }
.background { background-color: #8E8D8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8E8D8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 141 138);
color: hsl(45 2% 55%);
color: oklch(0.643 0.005 91.5);

#8E8D8A FAQ

What color is #8E8D8A?

#8E8D8A is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #8E8D8A?

#8E8D8A is rgb(142, 141, 138) in RGB, hsl(45, 2%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8E8D8A?

The complementary color of #8E8D8A is #8A8B8E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8E8D8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #8E8D8A: 6.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8E8D8A a warm or cool color?

#8E8D8A is a neutral color.