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#8c9c8c

a balanced, muted gray · cool · closest name: gray

RGB
140, 156, 140
HSL
120°, 8%, 58%
CMYK
10, 0, 10, 39
Luminance
0.3125

Every format

HEX#8c9c8c
RGBrgb(140, 156, 140)
HSLhsl(120, 8%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 39%)
LABlab(62.7 -8.8 6.5)
LCHlch(62.7 10.9 143.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.675 0.029 145.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c9c8c;
background-color: #8c9c8c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c9c8c] bg-[#8c9c8c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c9c8c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.612, blue: 0.549)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c9c8c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c9c8c on white: 2.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c9c8c on black: 7.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green61.2%
Blue54.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow10.3%
Key (black)38.8%

Color previews

#8c9c8c text on a black background

contrast 7.25:1

Card sample

#8c9c8c text on a white background

contrast 2.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c9c8c;
Background color
Panel with #8c9c8c background
background-color: #8c9c8c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c9c8c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 156, 140, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 156, 140, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c9c8c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c9c8c, #8C9C97);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c9c8c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c9c8c in the Color Lab