#8C8282#8C8282

#8C8282 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.012 H 17.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C8282
RGB	rgb(140, 130, 130)
HSL	hsl(0, 4%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 7%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 7.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.23, 3.77, 1.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.23, 4.01, 19.83°)
OKLab	oklab(61.55% 0.0116 0.0037)
OKLCH	oklch(61.55% 0.012 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8267, 23.1527, 24.3812)
Luminance	0.2315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C8282 #828C8C

analogous

#8C8287 #8C8282 #8C8782

triadic

#8C8282 #828C82 #82828C

tetradic

#8C8282 #878C82 #828C8C #87828C

square

#8C8282 #878C82 #828C8C #87828C

split-complementary

#8C8282 #828C87 #82878C

monochromatic

#4D4747 #6D6464 #8C8282 #A9A2A2 #C7C2C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#8C8282 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#8C8282 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8C8282

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C8282	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8C8282	1.00	3.73	5.63	5.63
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#848382

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#868582

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E8182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c8282;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 130, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.012 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ada6a6',
    500: '#8c8282',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c8282;
$custom-light: #ada6a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c8282",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 4.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61547,
    "c": 0.01214,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C8282

secondary

#B3B7B7

accent

#ADAD7A

background

#FAFAFA

surface

#F4F4F4

border

#CECECE

text

#100F0F

muted

#7F7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C8282

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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