Medium Grey (8E8FA5) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Medium Grey"

Neutral · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

Medium Grey pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8E8FA5

RGB rgb(142, 143, 165)

HSL hsl(237°, 11%, 60%)

CMYK C:14% M:13% Y:0% K:35%

Luminance 0.2867

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.17:1

Aa — #8E8FA5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.62:1

Aa — #8E8FA5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E8FA5 #A4A38E

Analogous

#8E9AA4 #8E8FA5 #988EA4

Triadic

#8E8FA5 #A48E8F #8FA48E

Split-comp.

#8E8FA5 #A4988E #9AA48E

Tetradic

#8E8FA5 #A48E9A #A4A38E #8EA498

Monochromatic

#323334 #656567 #98989A #B2B2B3 #D8D8D9

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