Palettes / Colors / #8A9E95

#8A9E95 — Silver Grey

#8A9E95 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the gray family.

#8A9E95 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9E8A93; it also sits naturally between #8A9E8B and #8A9D9E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 62% · Blue 58%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 38%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8A9E95

.text { color: #8A9E95; }
.background { background-color: #8A9E95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A9E95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 158, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 9%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A9E95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 158, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A9E95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 158, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A9E95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A9E95">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E8A93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A9E95: #000000.

How #8A9E95 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8A9E95 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A9E95?

#8A9E95 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 138, 158, 149). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A9E95?

#8A9E95 is RGB 138, 158, 149 — HSL 153°, 9%, 58% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 6%, 38%.

What colors go with #8A9E95?

Its complement is #9E8A93; analogous partners are #8A9E8B and #8A9D9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A9E95 for text?

Black text on #8A9E95 has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.