HEX atlas value

#8A817C

#8A817C is a neutral gray HEX color close to Stone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 129, 124, HSL 21, 6%, 51%, has luminance 0.2256, and belongs to the muted group.

gray neutral muted

#8A817C Sample readable text

HEX #8A817C

RGB rgb(138, 129, 124)

HSL hsl(21 6% 51%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 10, 46)

Luminance 0.2256

Contrast Black 5.51:1White 3.81:1

CSS

--color-8a817c: #8A817C;
.background-8a817c { background-color: #8A817C; }
.text-8a817c { color: #8A817C; }

Luminance0.2256

Black text5.51:1AA Pass

White text3.81:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#8A817C","rgb":[138,129,124],"hsl":[21,6,51],"cmyk":[0,7,10,46],"luminance":0.2256,"contrast":{"black":5.51,"white":3.81}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5AFAB","hex":"#B5AFAB","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.68,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#59534F","hex":"#59534F","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.77,"contrastWhite":7.57,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#8A877B","hex":"#8A877B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.83,"contrastWhite":3.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.76,"contrastWhite":3.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.6,"contrastWhite":3.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","Stone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8a817c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7B848A","analogous":["#8A7B7D","#8A877B"],"triadic":["#7B8A80","#807B8A"],"tetradic":["#7D8A7B","#7B848A","#877B8A"],"splitComplementary":["#7B8A87","#7B7D8A"],"monochromatic":["#B5AFAB","#8A817C","#59534F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5AFAB","dark":"#59534F","saturated":"#A5785F","desaturated":"#828282","pastel":"#C2C2C2","neon":"#FF772E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":0},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":4.47213595499958},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"gray","name":"Gray","hex":"#808080","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"grey","name":"Grey","hex":"#808080","distance":10.816653826391969}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8A817C

#8A817C is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #8A817C is visually closest to Stone, a named gray color with HEX #8A817C.

The RGB channels are 138, 129, and 124, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 6% saturation and 51% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2256, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.51:1AA Pass

White text3.81:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A817C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.51:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5AFAB#000000 text · best 9.68:1#B5AFAB

#59534F#FFFFFF text · best 7.57:1#59534F

#8A877B#000000 text · best 5.83:1#8A877B

Titanium#000000 text · best 5.76:1#878681

Warm Gray#000000 text · best 5.6:1#8A8378

Generated Palette

Stone#8A817C

#7B848A#7B848A

#8A7B7D#8A7B7D

#8A877B#8A877B

#B5AFAB#B5AFAB

#59534F#59534F

Color Harmonies

#7B848A#7B848A

#8A7B7D#8A7B7D

#8A877B#8A877B

#7B8A80#7B8A80

#807B8A#807B8A

Variants

#B5AFAB#B5AFAB

#59534F#59534F

#A5785F#A5785F

#828282#828282

#C2C2C2#C2C2C2

#FF772E#FF772E

Nearest Named Colors

Stone#8A817C

Warm Gray#8A8378

Titanium#878681

Gray#808080

Grey#808080

#8A817C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8A817C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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