#8EA09C Dark Gray
rgb(142, 160, 156)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #8EA09C
- RGB
- rgb(142, 160, 156)
- RGBA
- rgba(142, 160, 156, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(167, 9%, 59%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(167, 11%, 63%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 37%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(29.725, 33.292, 36.306)
- LAB
- lab(64.4 -7.15 -0.07)
- LCH
- lch(64.4 7.15 180.58)
- OKLAB
- oklab(69.04% -0.0212 -0.0003)
- OKLCH
- oklch(69.04% 0.0212 180.82)
- Nearest name
- Dark Gray
Shades, tints and tones
Color harmonies
The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.
Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.
Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.
The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.
Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.
Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.
Similar colors
Opacity variations
#8ea09c1a
#8ea09c33
#8ea09c4d
#8ea09c66
#8ea09c80
#8ea09c99
#8ea09cb3
#8ea09ccc
#8ea09ce6
#8ea09cff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.74:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
7.66:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.74:1.
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: #8ea09c;
--color-dark-gray-rgb: 142 160 156;
--color-dark-gray-hsl: 167 9% 59%;
--color-dark-gray-oklch: 69.04% 0.0212 180.82;
}
.element {
color: #8ea09c;
background-color: hsl(167, 9%, 59%);
border: 1px solid rgb(142 160 156 / 40%);
}SCSS
$dark-gray: #8ea09c;
$dark-gray-light: #c7d0ce;
$dark-gray-dark: #47504e;
.element {
color: $dark-gray;
background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@dark-gray: #8ea09c;
@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: #bbc6c4;
--color-dark-gray-400: #a5b3b0;
--color-dark-gray-500: #8ea09c;
--color-dark-gray-600: #80908c;
--color-dark-gray-700: #63706d;
--color-dark-gray-800: #47504e;
--color-dark-gray-900: #2b302f;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#8ea09c]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #8ea09c;
$primary: $dark-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"dark-gray": $dark-gray
));
// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color darkGray = Color(0xFF8EA09C);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFF8EA09C, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFE8ECEB),
100: Color(0xFFDDE3E1),
200: Color(0xFFD2D9D7),
300: Color(0xFFBBC6C4),
400: Color(0xFFA5B3B0),
500: Color(0xFF8EA09C),
600: Color(0xFF80908C),
700: Color(0xFF63706D),
800: Color(0xFF47504E),
900: Color(0xFF2B302F),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #8ea09c — Dark Gray
static let darkGray = Color(
red: 0.5569,
green: 0.6275,
blue: 0.6118
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let darkGray = UIColor(
red: 0.5569,
green: 0.6275,
blue: 0.6118,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="dark_gray">#8EA09C</color>
<color name="dark_gray_translucent">#808EA09C</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFF8EA09C)JavaScript
export const DARK_GRAY = {
hex: "#8ea09c",
rgb: [142, 160, 156],
hsl: [167, 9, 59],
oklch: "oklch(69.04% 0.0212 180.82)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"dark-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#8ea09c",
"$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}