#8A949A
Taupe · light neutral
About #8A949A
#8A949A is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 58% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Taupe (ΔE 7.7); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9A908A — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8A949A for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.78:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A949A?
#8A949A is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 58% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #8A949A?
Use black text. Black on #8A949A has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A949A?
Its complementary colour is #9A908A, and analogous partners are #8A9A98 and #8A8C9A.