#8d968c Color Information

#8d968c 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 #8d968c. In RGB, it consists of 55.3% Red, 58.8% Green, and 54.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 6.7% Yellow, and 41.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 114.0°, with saturation of 4.5% and lightness of 56.9%. The decimal value for #8d968c is 9279116, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #8d968c is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#8d968c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color141, 150, 140 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color55.3%, 58.8%, 54.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.447, 0.412, 0.451 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.06, 0, 0.067, 0.412 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color114.0°, 4.5%, 56.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color114.0°, 6.7%, 58.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color26.625, 29.369, 29.076 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color140, 150, 149 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9279116 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.106, -5.200, 4.149 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.106, 6.652, 141.414 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.106, -4.559, 6.707 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color54.193, -7.143, 6.124 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.313, 0.345, 29.369 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287469196 / 0xff8d968c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #8d968c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #8d968c, its pure hue is 114.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 4.5%, and its lightness is 56.9%. 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 #8d968c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #121312 to #7b837b.

Tints of #8d968c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #8d968c, its pure hue is 114.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 4.5%, and its lightness is 56.9%. 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 #8d968c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #9ba39a to #f1f2f1.

Tones of #8d968c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #8d968c, its pure hue is 114.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 4.5%, 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 #8d968c, which range from #919191 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #39ff23 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #8d968c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #8d968c! For #8d968c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #8d968c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #8d968c

This color, #8d968c, consists of 55.3% Red, 58.8% Green, and 54.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 141, Green = 150, Blue = 140. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #8d968c is 6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 6.7% Yellow, and 41.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R55.3%
C6.0%
G58.8%
M0.0%
B54.9%
Y6.7%
K41.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 141 150 140
Octal 215 226 214
Hexa #8d #96 #8c
Binary 10001101 10010110 10001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 5 0 6 41
Octal 5 0 6 51
Hexa #05 #00 #06 #29
Binary 00000101 00000000 00000110 00101001

Analogous Colors of #8d968c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #8d968c — which has hue 114.0° — its analogous colors are located at 84.0° and 144.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8d968c.

Triadic Colors of #8d968c

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 #8d968c — which has hue 114.0° — its triadic colors are located at 114.0° and 354.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8d968c.

Complementary Color of #8d968c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #8d968c — which has hue 114.0° — its complementary color is located at 294.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8d968c.

Split Complementary Colors of #8d968c

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 #8d968c — which has hue 114.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 114.0° and 324.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8d968c.

Tetradic Colors of #8d968c

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 #8d968c — which has hue 114.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 24.0°, 114.0°, 204.0°, and 294.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #8d968c.

Monochromatic Colors of #8d968c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #8d968c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #585c58 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c5ccc4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #8d968c

We want to make getting started with #8d968c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #8d968c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #8d968c 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 #8d968c with other HTML elements.

#8d968c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #8d968c.
<span style="color: #8d968c;">The color of this text is #8d968c.</span>

#8d968c Background Color

The background color for this text is #8d968c.
<div style="background-color: #8d968c; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #8d968c.</div>

#8d968c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #8d968c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #8d968c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #8d968c.</span>

#8d968c Border Color

This is a div with border color #8d968c.
<div style="border: #8d968c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #8d968c.</div>

#8d968c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #8d968c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #8d968c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #8d968c on a white background.</div></div>

#8d968c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #8d968c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #8d968c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #8d968c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #8d968c to White

This is a gradient from #8d968c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#8d968c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#8d968c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#8d968c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#8d968c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #8d968c to white.</div>

Gradient from #8d968c to Black

This is a gradient from #8d968c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#8d968c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#8d968c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#8d968c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#8d968c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #8d968c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #8d968c

In addition to using #8d968c 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 #8d968c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #8d968c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 141, Green = 150, Blue = 140). If you need details about the color coordinates of #8d968c 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 #8d968c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(141, 150, 140)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #8d968c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #8d968c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #8d968c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(141, 150, 140);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#8d968c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:141, green:150, blue:140, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:141 green:150 blue:140 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(141f, 150f, 140f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(141, 150, 140);
 

#8d968c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #8d968c the same way. For those with color blindness, #8d968c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #8d968c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #8d968c 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 #8d968c 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 #8d968c 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 #8d968c 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 3.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #8d968c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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