Gray (Neutral)

#8A738D

RGB: 138, 115, 141

Color OverviewHEX #8A738D

#8A738D Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8A738D is composed of 54% red, 45% green, and 55% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 293°, saturation of 10%, and lightness of 50%.

HEX

#8A738D

RGB

138, 115, 141

HSL

293°, 10%, 50%

HSV

293°, 18%, 55%

CMYK

2%, 18%, 0%, 45%

Name Match

Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #8A738D (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #8A738D (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #8A738D (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #8A738D

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #8A738D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):4.27 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8A738D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):4.92 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8A738D;
}

.element {
  color: #8A738D;
  background-color: #8A738D;
  border-color: #8A738D;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8A738D] text-[#8A738D] border-[#8A738D]">
  Content styled with #8A738D
</div>