#8EA09A Dark Gray

rgb(142, 160, 154)

Color conversions

HEX
#8EA09A
RGB
rgb(142, 160, 154)
RGBA
rgba(142, 160, 154, 1)
HSL
hsl(160, 9%, 59%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(160, 11%, 63%)
CMYK
cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 37%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(29.558, 33.225, 35.421)
LAB
lab(64.34 -7.55 0.97)
LCH
lch(64.34 7.62 172.68)
OKLAB
oklab(68.98% -0.022 0.0025)
OKLCH
oklch(68.98% 0.0221 173.62)
Nearest name
Dark Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#81918C#74837E#677470#5A6662#4D5754#414946#343A38#272C2A#1A1D1C#0D0F0E

Tints

#98A9A3#A3B1AC#ADBAB6#B7C3BF#C1CBC8#CCD4D1#D6DCDA#E0E5E3#EAEEED#F5F6F6

Tones

#8D9D98#8B9A95#8A9793#899491#88918E#868F8C#858C89#848987#838685#818382

Color harmonies

Complementary

#8EA09A#A08E94

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

#94A08E#8EA091#8EA09A#8E9DA0#8E94A0

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

#8EA09A#9A8EA0#A09A8E

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

#8EA09A#A08E9D#A0918E

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

#8EA09A#918EA0#A08E94#9DA08E

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#8EA09A#8E94A0#A08E94#A09A8E

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

#E7EBE9#BAC5C2#8EA09A#657871#3F4B47

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

#737473#6E7974#697D77#65827A#60877F#848685#7F8B86#7B9089#76958C#719991#A8A9A9#A5ADAA

Opacity variations

#8ea09a1a

#8ea09a33

#8ea09a4d

#8ea09a66

#8ea09a80

#8ea09a99

#8ea09ab3

#8ea09acc

#8ea09ae6

#8ea09aff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

2.75:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

7.65:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2.75:1.

Color blindness preview

Protanopia

No red cones — ~1% of men

Protanomaly

Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men

Deuteranopia

No green cones — ~1% of men

Deuteranomaly

Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men

Tritanopia

No blue cones — very rare

Tritanomaly

Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare

Achromatopsia

No color perception — ~1 in 30,000

Achromatomaly

Partial color perception — rare

Meaning, psychology and brand usage

The structural colour every interface actually runs on

Neutral grays carry no emotional charge, which is precisely their value: they let content and brand colour do the signalling. Their temperature matters more than designers expect — a cool gray beside a warm brand colour reads as a mistake.

Neutrality, professionalism, and precision. Overuse reads as noncommittal or unfinished.

Payne's gray, mixed rather than mined, became the painter's shortcut for atmospheric shadow. Swiss modernism turned systematic gray scales into a design methodology.

Build a full gray ramp before choosing a brand colour. Match the gray's temperature to the brand hue and reserve the darkest steps for type rather than large fills.

Common industries: Enterprise, Architecture, Automotive, Consulting, Hardware. Pairs well with a single saturated accent, warm white for text surfaces, near-black for hierarchy.

Code exports

CSS

:root {
  --color-dark-gray: #8ea09a;
  --color-dark-gray-rgb: 142 160 154;
  --color-dark-gray-hsl: 160 9% 59%;
  --color-dark-gray-oklch: 68.98% 0.0221 173.62;
}

.element {
  color: #8ea09a;
  background-color: hsl(160, 9%, 59%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(142 160 154 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$dark-gray: #8ea09a;
$dark-gray-light: #c7d0cd;
$dark-gray-dark: #47504d;

.element {
  color: $dark-gray;
  background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@dark-gray: #8ea09a;
@dark-gray-light: lighten(@dark-gray, 12%);
@dark-gray-dark: darken(@dark-gray, 12%);

.element {
  color: @dark-gray;
  background: fade(@dark-gray, 12%);
}

Tailwind CSS

/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
  --color-dark-gray-50: #e8eceb;
  --color-dark-gray-100: #dde3e1;
  --color-dark-gray-200: #d2d9d7;
  --color-dark-gray-300: #bbc6c2;
  --color-dark-gray-400: #a5b3ae;
  --color-dark-gray-500: #8ea09a;
  --color-dark-gray-600: #80908b;
  --color-dark-gray-700: #63706c;
  --color-dark-gray-800: #47504d;
  --color-dark-gray-900: #2b302e;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#8ea09a]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #8ea09a;
$primary: $dark-gray;

$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
  "dark-gray": $dark-gray
));

// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";

Flutter

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

const Color darkGray = Color(0xFF8EA09A);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFF8EA09A, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFE8ECEB),
  100: Color(0xFFDDE3E1),
  200: Color(0xFFD2D9D7),
  300: Color(0xFFBBC6C2),
  400: Color(0xFFA5B3AE),
  500: Color(0xFF8EA09A),
  600: Color(0xFF80908B),
  700: Color(0xFF63706C),
  800: Color(0xFF47504D),
  900: Color(0xFF2B302E),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #8ea09a — Dark Gray
    static let darkGray = Color(
        red: 0.5569,
        green: 0.6275,
        blue: 0.6039
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let darkGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.5569,
        green: 0.6275,
        blue: 0.6039,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="dark_gray">#8EA09A</color>
    <color name="dark_gray_translucent">#808EA09A</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFF8EA09A)

JavaScript

export const DARK_GRAY = {
  hex: "#8ea09a",
  rgb: [142, 160, 154],
  hsl: [160, 9, 59],
  oklch: "oklch(68.98% 0.0221 173.62)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "dark-gray": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#8ea09a",
    "$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}