HEX atlas value

#8B8C89

#8B8C89 is a neutral gray HEX color nearest Primer Gray. RGB 139, 140, 137, HSL 80° 1% 54%, luminance 0.2605; view contrast and conversions.

gray neutral muted

#8B8C89 Sample readable text

HEX #8B8C89

RGB rgb(139, 140, 137)

HSL hsl(80 1% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 2, 45)

Luminance 0.2605

Contrast Black 6.21:1White 3.38:1

CSS

--color-8b8c89: #8B8C89;
.background-8b8c89 { background-color: #8B8C89; }
.text-8b8c89 { color: #8B8C89; }

HEX meaning and use

About #8B8C89

#8B8C89 is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #8B8C89 is visually closest to Primer Gray, a named gray color with HEX #8B8C89.

The RGB channels are 139, 140, and 137, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 1% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2605, 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 text6.21:1AA Pass

White text3.38:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B8C89 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.21:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8B8B7#B8B8B7 · #000000 text · best 10.58:1 #93A56F#93A56F · #000000 text · best 7.85:1 Soapstone#8D9A91 · #000000 text · best 7.16:1 #5C5D5B#5C5D5B · #FFFFFF text · best 6.62:1 #898B89#898B89 · #000000 text · best 6.12:1

Generated Palette

Primer Gray#8B8C89

#89898B#89898B

#8B8A89#8B8A89

#898B89#898B89

#B8B8B7#B8B8B7

#5C5D5B#5C5D5B

Color Harmonies

#89898B#89898B

#8B8A89#8B8A89

#898B89#898B89

#898A8B#898A8B

#8B898A#8B898A

Variants

#B8B8B7#B8B8B7

#5C5D5B#5C5D5B

#93A56F#93A56F

#8A8A8A#8A8A8A

#C9C9C9#C9C9C9

#BEFF3D#BEFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Titanium#878681

River Stone#7E8A8A

Soapstone#8D9A91

Stone#8A817C

Luminance0.2605

Black text6.21:1AA Pass

White text3.38:1AA 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":"#8B8C89","rgb":[139,140,137],"hsl":[80,1,54],"cmyk":[1,0,2,45],"luminance":0.2605,"contrast":{"black":6.21,"white":3.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B8B8B7","hex":"#B8B8B7","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.58,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#93A56F","hex":"#93A56F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.85,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.16,"contrastWhite":2.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#5C5D5B","hex":"#5C5D5B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.17,"contrastWhite":6.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#898B89","hex":"#898B89","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.12,"contrastWhite":3.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","Primer Gray 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/8b8c89.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/river-stone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#89898B","analogous":["#8B8A89","#898B89"],"triadic":["#898A8B","#8B898A"],"tetradic":["#898B8A","#89898B","#8B8989"],"splitComplementary":["#89898B","#8A898B"],"monochromatic":["#B8B8B7","#8B8C89","#5C5D5B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B8B8B7","dark":"#5C5D5B","saturated":"#93A56F","desaturated":"#8A8A8A","pastel":"#C9C9C9","neon":"#BEFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":0},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":10.770329614269007},{"slug":"river-stone","name":"River Stone","hex":"#7E8A8A","distance":13.19090595827292},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":17.05872210923198}]

#8B8C89

CSS

About #8B8C89

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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