Gray (Neutral)

#8B8280

RGB: 139, 130, 128

Color OverviewHEX #8B8280

#8B8280 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8B8280 is composed of 55% red, 51% green, and 50% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 11°, saturation of 5%, and lightness of 52%.

HEX

#8B8280

RGB

139, 130, 128

HSL

11°, 5%, 52%

HSV

11°, 8%, 55%

CMYK

0%, 6%, 8%, 45%

Name Match

Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #8B8280 (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #8B8280 (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #8B8280 (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #8B8280

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 #8B8280 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.75 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8B8280 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.6 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8B8280;
}

.element {
  color: #8B8280;
  background-color: #8B8280;
  border-color: #8B8280;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8B8280] text-[#8B8280] border-[#8B8280]">
  Content styled with #8B8280
</div>