#8A8383

A medium, muted neutral closely aligning with Gray.

About #8A8383

When working with digital screens, the color #8A8383 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 131, and 131.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 5% M, 5% Y, and 46% K. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 2.9% saturation, and 52.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A8383
RGB138, 131, 131
HSL0.0°, 2.9%, 52.7%
CMYK0%, 5%, 5%, 46%
HSV0.0°, 5.1%, 54.1%
LAB55.4, 2.6, 0.9
XYZ22.7, 23.3, 24.8
Decimal9077635

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.71:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.65:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A8383; }
.text-color { color: #8A8383; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A8383; }

Similar Colors

Gray
#808080