Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Soapstone

Soapstone is a muted gray color with HEX #8D9A91. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 141, 154, 145, HSL 138, 6%, 58%, neutral temperature, and is useful for earth tone palettes, interior design, and material inspired branding.

#8D9A91 gray neutral muted
HEX #8D9A91
RGB rgb(141, 154, 145)
HSL hsl(138 6% 58%)
CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 6, 40)
Luminance 0.3082
Contrast Black 7.16:1White 2.93:1

CSS Utilities

--color-soapstone: #8D9A91;
.bg-soapstone { background-color: #8D9A91; }
.text-soapstone { color: #8D9A91; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3082
Black text7.16:1AA Pass
White text2.93:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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}
WCAG
{
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    "#000000",
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  ],
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}
Harmonies
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    "#909A8D",
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Variants
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  "saturated": "#76B288",
  "desaturated": "#949494",
  "pastel": "#D4D4D4",
  "neon": "#52FF86"
}
Pairings
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    "#BEC5C0",
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}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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    "material-inspired branding"
  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "high-saturation futuristic interfaces"
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  },
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  "temperature": "neutral",
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    145
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      "#BEC5C0"
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      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Soapstone Color

Soapstone sits in the gray family with neutral temperature and muted visual character. Soapstone is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include groundedness, warmth, and natural texture, which makes it relevant for architecture and home decor. In design work, Soapstone is most useful for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Gray color familyBrowse named gray colors and compare nearby swatches.Neutral colorsExplore colors with neutral temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Soapstone accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #8D9A91.Soapstone CSS utilitiesUse Soapstone in CSS variables and utility classes.#8D9A91 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Soapstone paletteOpen the generated palette based on Soapstone.Soapstone harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Soapstone against black and white text.

Black text7.16:1AA Pass
White text2.93:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Pewter#899499
Primer Gray#8B8C89
River Stone#7E8A8A
Driftwood#A69A8D
Cement#A5A391

Color Harmonies

#9A8D96#9A8D96
#909A8D#909A8D
#8D9A98#8D9A98
#918D9A#918D9A
#9A918D#9A918D
Open full Soapstone harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#BEC5C0#BEC5C0
#606C64#606C64
#76B288#76B288
#949494#949494
#D4D4D4#D4D4D4
#52FF86#52FF86

Pairings

Black#000000
#9A8D96#9A8D96
#909A8D#909A8D
#8D9A98#8D9A98
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5