Medium Grey (8D8DC4) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Medium Grey"

Neutral · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of trust and stability. Evokes professionalism, security and serenity.

✨ Uses

Finance, banking, enterprise, software, social networks.

Tip

Medium Grey pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8D8DC4

RGB rgb(141, 141, 196)

HSL hsl(240°, 32%, 66%)

CMYK C:28% M:28% Y:0% K:23%

Luminance 0.2924

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.12:1

Aa — #8D8DC4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.74:1

Aa — #8D8DC4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D8DC4 #C4C48D

Analogous

#8DA8C4 #8D8DC4 #A88DC4

Triadic

#8D8DC4 #C48D8D #8DC48D

Split-comp.

#8D8DC4 #C4A88D #A8C48D

Tetradic

#8D8DC4 #C48DA8 #C4C48D #8DC4A8

Monochromatic

#343451 #5B5B8F #9595BB #B4B4CF #E3E3ED

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