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#8A91A3

#8a91a3 ≈ Cool Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a91a3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 56.86% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.34% cyan, 11.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 223.2°, with 11.96% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.283

Complementary

  1. #8a91a3
  2. #a39c8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a91a3
  2. #a3908a
  3. #9da38a

Analogous

  1. #8a9da3
  2. #8a91a3
  3. #908aa3

Triadic

  1. #8a91a3
  2. #a38a91
  3. #91a38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a91a3
  2. #9c8aa3
  3. #a39c8a
  4. #91a38a

Square

  1. #8a91a3
  2. #a38a9d
  3. #a39c8a
  4. #8aa390

Monochromatic

  1. #414653
  2. #636a7e
  3. #8a91a3
  4. #b5b9c5
  5. #e0e2e6

Shades

#8a91a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a91a3
  2. #7c8393
  3. #6e7482
  4. #616672
  5. #535762
  6. #454952
  7. #373a41
  8. #292c31
  9. #1c1d21
  10. #0e0f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a91a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a91a3
  2. #969cac
  3. #a1a7b5
  4. #adb2bf
  5. #b9bdc8
  6. #c5c8d1
  7. #d0d3da
  8. #dcdee3
  9. #e8e9ed
  10. #f3f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a91a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a91a3
  2. #898fa0
  3. #888e9c
  4. #878c99
  5. #868a95
  6. #858992
  7. #84878e
  8. #83858b
  9. #828387
  10. #818284
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e9199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c92a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a90a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #849497 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b92a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a90a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87939c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a91a3 {
  color: #8a91a3;
}
Background
.bg-8a91a3 {
  background-color: #8a91a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a91a3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a91a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a91a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 145 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 12% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a91a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a91a3, #908aa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a91a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 145 163 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.42 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.02 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.02 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.13 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.13 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.79 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.37 #756e5c Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#8a91a3  rgb(138, 145, 163)  hsl(223, 12%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#a39c8a  rgb(163, 156, 138)  hsl(43, 12%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#a38a91  rgb(163, 138, 145)  hsl(343, 12%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#91a38a  rgb(145, 163, 138)  hsl(103, 12%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green