Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.87:1 — vs black: 5.43:1

Color values

  • HEX #8A7F80
  • RGB rgb(138, 127, 128)
  • HSL hsl(354, 7%, 54%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 7.97, 7.25, 45.88 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A7F80 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Rocket Metallic
#8A7F80 Base
#7F8A89
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Rocket Metallic
#8A7F80 Base
#8A7F86
#8A847F
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Rocket Metallic
#8A7F80 Base
#808A7F
#7F808A
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Rocket Metallic
#8A7F80 Base
#7F8A84
#7F868A
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Rocket Metallic
#8A7F80 Base
#868A7F
#7F8A89
#847F8A
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Rocket Metallic
#8A7F80 Base
#3B3536
#625A5B
#756B6C
#9D9495
#AFA7A8
#D3CFCF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Rocket Metallic, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0D0C0C
#262323
#3F3A3A
#585152
#716869
Rocket Metallic #8A7F80 Base
#9F9697
#B4ADAE
#C9C4C4
#DEDBDB
#F3F2F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8A7F80. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8A7F80;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8A7F80;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8A7F80;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8A7F80,
        #819392
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8A7F80,
        #819392
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$rocket-metallic: #8A7F80;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$rocket-metallic-r: 138;
$rocket-metallic-g: 127;
$rocket-metallic-b: 128;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $rocket-metallic;
    color: rgba($rocket-metallic-r, $rocket-metallic-g, $rocket-metallic-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Rocket Metallic appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8A7F80 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #828280 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #808080 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #8A7F7F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #828282 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Rocket Metallic ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Rocket Metallic #8A7F80 Base
Taupe Gray #8B8589 ΔE 3.23
Cinereous #98817B ΔE 5.75
Gray #808080 ΔE 5.78
Battleship Grey #848482 ΔE 6.48

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.