Cool Grey (#8C92AC)

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: 3.08:1 — vs black: 6.82:1

Color values

HEX #8C92AC
RGB rgb(140, 146, 172)
HSL hsl(228, 18%, 67%)
CMYK cmyk( 18.6, 15.12, 0, 32.55 )
Websafe #999999

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Tags

Mood

Style

Muted (190) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C92AC based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Cool Grey
#8C92AC Base

#ACA68C

Analogous

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

Cool Grey
#8C92AC Base

#8CA2AC

#968CAC

Triadic

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

Cool Grey
#8C92AC Base

#AC8C92

#92AC8C

Split-Complementary

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

Cool Grey
#8C92AC Base

#AC968C

#A2AC8C

Tetradic (Square)

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

Cool Grey
#8C92AC Base

#AC8CA2

#ACA68C

#8CAC96

Monochromatic

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

Cool Grey
#8C92AC Base

#43475C

#636A89

#747C9B

#A4A8BD

#B8BCCC

#E5E6EC

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #0B0B0F

— #232530

— #3B3F51

— #535973

— #6B7294

Cool Grey #8C92AC Base

— #A0A5BA

— #B4B8C9

— #C8CBD7

— #DCDEE6

— #F0F1F4

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8C92AC. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8C92AC;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8C92AC;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8C92AC;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8C92AC,
        #BBB69D
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8C92AC,
        #BBB69D
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$cool-grey: #8C92AC;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cool-grey-r: 140;
$cool-grey-g: 146;
$cool-grey-b: 172;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cool-grey;
    color: rgba($cool-grey-r, $cool-grey-g, $cool-grey-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Cool Grey appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8C92AC How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #9090AC 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 #9191AC Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #889696 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #939393 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 Cool Grey ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cool Grey #8C92AC Base

Manatee #979AAA ΔE 4.59

Roman Silver #838996 ΔE 6.38

Shadow Blue #778BA5 ΔE 6.72

Ceil #92A1CF ΔE 7.69

How to use this color

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