#8A8A75

A medium, muted neutral closely aligning with Gray.

About #8A8A75

Visually, #8A8A75 is defined as a muted neutral. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 138, 117).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A8A75
RGB138, 138, 117
HSL60.0°, 8.2%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 0%, 15%, 46%
HSV60.0°, 15.2%, 54.1%
LAB56.9, -3.8, 11.3
XYZ22.8, 24.9, 20.4
Decimal9079413

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.97:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A8A75; }
.text-color { color: #8A8A75; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A8A75; }

Similar Colors

Gray
#808080