HEX atlas value

#8D9A91

#8D9A91 is a neutral gray HEX color close to Soapstone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 141, 154, 145, HSL 138, 6%, 58%, has luminance 0.3082, and belongs to the muted group.

gray neutral muted

#8D9A91 Sample readable text

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

--color-8d9a91: #8D9A91;
.background-8d9a91 { background-color: #8D9A91; }
.text-8d9a91 { color: #8D9A91; }

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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#8D9A91","rgb":[141,154,145],"hsl":[138,6,58],"cmyk":[8,0,6,40],"luminance":0.3082,"contrast":{"black":7.16,"white":2.93}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BEC5C0","hex":"#BEC5C0","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.94,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#76B288","hex":"#76B288","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.49,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#8D9A98","hex":"#8D9A98","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.21,"contrastWhite":2.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#909A8D","hex":"#909A8D","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.19,"contrastWhite":2.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","Soapstone 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/8d9a91.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pewter.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9A8D96","analogous":["#909A8D","#8D9A98"],"triadic":["#918D9A","#9A918D"],"tetradic":["#8D909A","#9A8D96","#9A988D"],"splitComplementary":["#988D9A","#9A8D90"],"monochromatic":["#BEC5C0","#8D9A91","#606C64"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BEC5C0","dark":"#606C64","saturated":"#76B288","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D4D4D4","neon":"#52FF86"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":0},{"slug":"pewter","name":"Pewter","hex":"#899499","distance":10.770329614269007},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"river-stone","name":"River Stone","hex":"#7E8A8A","distance":23.021728866442675},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":25.317977802344327}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8D9A91

#8D9A91 is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #8D9A91 is visually closest to Soapstone, a named gray color with HEX #8D9A91.

The RGB channels are 141, 154, and 145, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 138deg with 6% saturation and 58% 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 0.3082, 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 text7.16:1AA Pass

White text2.93:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8D9A91 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BEC5C0#000000 text · best 11.94:1#BEC5C0

#76B288#000000 text · best 8.49:1#76B288

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

#8D9A98#000000 text · best 7.21:1#8D9A98

#909A8D#000000 text · best 7.19:1#909A8D

Generated Palette

Soapstone#8D9A91

#9A8D96#9A8D96

#909A8D#909A8D

#8D9A98#8D9A98

#BEC5C0#BEC5C0

#606C64#606C64

Color Harmonies

#9A8D96#9A8D96

#909A8D#909A8D

#8D9A98#8D9A98

#918D9A#918D9A

#9A918D#9A918D

Variants

#BEC5C0#BEC5C0

#606C64#606C64

#76B288#76B288

#949494#949494

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

#52FF86#52FF86

Nearest Named Colors

Soapstone#8D9A91

Pewter#899499

Primer Gray#8B8C89

River Stone#7E8A8A

Driftwood#A69A8D

#8D9A91

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8D9A91

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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