#8a9a9a Color Information

#8a9a9a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #8a9a9a, and its official name is Silver Blue. In RGB, it consists of 54.1% Red, 60.4% Green, and 60.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 39.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 180.0°, with saturation of 7.3% and lightness of 57.3%. The decimal value for #8a9a9a is 9083546, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #8a9a9a is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#8a9a9a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorSilver Blue Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color138, 154, 154 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color54.1%, 60.4%, 60.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.459, 0.396, 0.396 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.104, 0, 0, 0.396 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color180.0°, 7.3%, 57.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color180.0°, 10.4%, 60.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.870, 30.848, 35.057 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color138, 146, 154 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9083546 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.379, -5.664, -1.942 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.379, 5.988, 198.929 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.379, -8.692, -1.886 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.541, -7.627, 1.455 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.297, 0.329, 30.848 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287273626 / 0xff8a9a9a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: November 20, 2024

Shades of #8a9a9a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #8a9a9a, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 7.3%, and its lightness is 57.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #8a9a9a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #111313 to #798787.

Tints of #8a9a9a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #8a9a9a, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 7.3%, and its lightness is 57.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #8a9a9a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #99a7a7 to #f0f2f2.

Tones of #8a9a9a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #8a9a9a, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 7.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #8a9a9a, which range from #929292 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #25ffff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #8a9a9a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #8a9a9a! For #8a9a9a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #8a9a9a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #8a9a9a

This color, #8a9a9a, consists of 54.1% Red, 60.4% Green, and 60.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 138, Green = 154, Blue = 154. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #8a9a9a is 10.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 39.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R54.1%
C10.4%
G60.4%
M0.0%
B60.4%
Y0.0%
K39.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 138 154 154
Octal 212 232 232
Hexa #8a #9a #9a
Binary 10001010 10011010 10011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 10 0 0 39
Octal 12 0 0 47
Hexa #0a #00 #00 #27
Binary 00001010 00000000 00000000 00100111

Analogous Colors of #8a9a9a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #8a9a9a — which has hue 180.0° — its analogous colors are located at 150.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8a9a9a.

Triadic Colors of #8a9a9a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #8a9a9a — which has hue 180.0° — its triadic colors are located at 60.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8a9a9a.

Complementary Color of #8a9a9a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #8a9a9a — which has hue 180.0° — its complementary color is located at 360.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8a9a9a.

Split Complementary Colors of #8a9a9a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #8a9a9a — which has hue 180.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 30.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8a9a9a.

Tetradic Colors of #8a9a9a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #8a9a9a — which has hue 180.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 90.0°, 180.0°, 270.0°, and 360.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8a9a9a.

Monochromatic Colors of #8a9a9a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #8a9a9a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #585f5f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c3cfcf (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #8a9a9a

We want to make getting started with #8a9a9a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #8a9a9a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #8a9a9a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #8a9a9a with other HTML elements.

#8a9a9a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #8a9a9a.
<span style="color: #8a9a9a;">The color of this text is #8a9a9a.</span>

#8a9a9a Background Color

The background color for this text is #8a9a9a.
<div style="background-color: #8a9a9a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #8a9a9a.</div>

#8a9a9a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #8a9a9a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #8a9a9a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #8a9a9a.</span>

#8a9a9a Border Color

This is a div with border color #8a9a9a.
<div style="border: #8a9a9a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #8a9a9a.</div>

#8a9a9a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #8a9a9a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #8a9a9a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #8a9a9a on a white background.</div></div>

#8a9a9a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #8a9a9a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #8a9a9a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #8a9a9a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #8a9a9a to White

This is a gradient from #8a9a9a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#8a9a9a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#8a9a9a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#8a9a9a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#8a9a9a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #8a9a9a to white.</div>

Gradient from #8a9a9a to Black

This is a gradient from #8a9a9a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#8a9a9a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#8a9a9a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#8a9a9a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#8a9a9a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #8a9a9a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #8a9a9a

In addition to using #8a9a9a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #8a9a9a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #8a9a9a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 138, Green = 154, Blue = 154). If you need details about the color coordinates of #8a9a9a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #8a9a9a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(138, 154, 154)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #8a9a9a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #8a9a9a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #8a9a9a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(138, 154, 154);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#8a9a9a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:138, green:154, blue:154, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:138 green:154 blue:154 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(138f, 154f, 154f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(138, 154, 154);
 

#8a9a9a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #8a9a9a the same way. For those with color blindness, #8a9a9a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #8a9a9a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #8a9a9a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #8a9a9a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #8a9a9a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #8a9a9a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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