Cool Gray Color

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Color Name

Cool Gray

Hex Color Code

#8C92AC

RGB Color Code

RGB(140, 146, 172)

CMYK Values*

18.6%, 15.1%, 0.0%, 32.5%

Color Family (Hue)

Blue

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#8C92AC Cool Gray Color - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

Cool Gray color is a dull shade of blue-gray. Another name for this color is gray-blue.

What color is Cool Gray?

Cool Gray color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Cool Gray is #8C92AC, and the RGB color code is RGB(140, 146, 172).

In the RGB color model, Cool Gray has a red value of 140, a green value of 146, and a blue value of 172. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 18.6% cyan, 15.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 32.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 228.8° (degrees), 16.2 % saturation, and 61.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Cool Gray has a hue of 228.8° (degrees), 18.6 % saturation and 67.5 % brightness/value.

Cool Gray is cool or warm?

The color Cool Gray is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Cool Gray? (For interior and product design)

Cool Gray has an LRV of nearly 29.1. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Cool Gray

LRV 29.1

Light Color

Compare LRV 29.1 of Cool Gray with dark and light color

Is Cool Gray Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Cool Gray meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Cool Gray color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #8C92AC

Hex triplet: #8C92AC
Red: 8C
Green: 92
Blue: AC

RGBA / RGB rgb(140, 146, 172)

Red: 140 (54.9%)
Green: 146 (57.3%)
Blue: 172 (67.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 18.60%
Magenta: 15.12%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 32.55%

HSL hsl(228.75deg, 16.2 %, 61.2 %)

Hue: 228.75°
Saturation: 16.16 %
Lightness: 61.18 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 228.75°
Saturation: 18.60 %
Brightness / Value: 67.45 %

RYB ryb(48, 66, 88)

Red: 48 (18.8%)
Yellow: 66 (25.8%)
Blue: 88 (34.4%)

HWB

Hue: 228.75°
Whiteness: 54.90 %
Blackness: 32.55 %

CMY

Cyan: 45.10%
Magenta: 42.75%
Yellow: 32.55%

XYZ

X: 28.54
Y: 29.11
Z: 43.14

YXY

Y1: 29.11
X: 0.28
Y2: 0.29

CIE-Lab

L: 60.88
A: 3.44
B: -14.35

CIE-Lch

L: 60.88
C: 14.75
H: 283.48

CIE-Luv

L: 60.88
U: -4.64
V: -21.95

Hunter-Lab

L: 53.96
A: -0
B: -9.64

Other

LRV: ~ 29.1 %
Munsell Color System: 3.3PB 5.9/2.7

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Cool Gray

These are the named colors closest to Cool Gray , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#8C92AC Color Cool Gray

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#8D90A1 Color Manatee

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#778BA5 Color Shadow Blue

93.28% match | ΔE 6.72

#7A89B8 Color Wild Blue Yonder

92.88% match | ΔE 7.12

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

RAL Design

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Cool Gray to RAL Design

#868FA9 Color RAL 280 60 15 - Marble Blue

98.22% match | ΔE 1.78

#8C8DA8 Color RAL 290 60 15 - Delicate Violet

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#8C8DA1 Color RAL 290 60 10 - Lavender Blossom Grey

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#8390B3 Color RAL 280 60 20 - Misty Violet

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

Pantone PMS

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Cool Gray to Pantone PMS

#8F91B0 Color PANTONE 4124 C

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#9099BA Color PANTONE 2107 C

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#8789A9 Color PANTONE 10238 C

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

#8394B8 Color PANTONE 2136 C

95.37% match | ΔE 4.63

Pantone TCX

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Cool Gray to Pantone TCX

#858FB1 Color PANTONE 17-3919 TCX - Purple Impression

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#9499BB Color PANTONE 16-3930 TCX - Thistle Down

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#9999B5 Color PANTONE 16-3928 TCX - Lavender Icing

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#8C8EB2 Color PANTONE 17-3925 TCX - Persian Violet

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

British Standard 4800

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Cool Gray to British Standard 4800

#888AA4 Color BS 22-D-43 - Violet

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#7E94A9 Color BS 20-D-43 - Blue

92.17% match | ΔE 7.83

#7A7C93 Color BS 22-D-44 - Purple

92.13% match | ΔE 7.87

Paint similar to Cool Gray

These are the real paint colors closest to Cool Gray from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Cool Gray once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Cool Gray to Valspar

#8E91AB Color Macaw (8003-48D)

98.66% match | ΔE 1.34

#8E96B5 Color House of Owen (8003-47D)

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#8795B4 Color Electric Sky (M220)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#98A0C1 Color Sweet Violet (4002-8A)

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

Behr

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Cool Gray to Behr

#9093AD Color Monarchy (S560-4)

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#9097B4 Color Vintage Ribbon (S540-4)

98.09% match | ΔE 1.91

#8C90A3 Color Camelot (S550-4)

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#8A8BAE Color Violet Aura (M550-5)

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

PPG Paints

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Cool Gray to PPG Paints

#898CA3 Color Violet Verbena (PPG1169-5)

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#838BA4 Color Violet Aura (PPG1168-5)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#9090A2 Color Cotton Flannel (PPG1171-5)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#8E90B4 Color Fresh Lavender (PPG1170-5)

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

Dunn-Edwards

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Cool Gray to Dunn-Edwards

#9497B3 Color Charcoal Dust (DE 5927)

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

#8D95AA Color London Fog (DE 5920)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#9899B0 Color Bay Fog (DE 5934)

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#979FBF Color Midnight Blush (DE 5913)

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

Sherwin Williams

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Cool Gray to Sherwin Williams

#8990A3 Color Dusty Heather (SW 9073)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#99A0B2 Color Vesper Violet (SW 6542)

94.56% match | ΔE 5.44

#8595AA Color Dried Lavender (SW 9072)

94.45% match | ΔE 5.55

#8B98C4 Color Dahlia (SW 6816)

94.18% match | ΔE 5.82

Benjamin Moore

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Cool Gray to Benjamin Moore

#8D8FA1 Color Faded Violet (CSP-455)

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#8E8FB0 Color Violet Stone (2069-40)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#8690A4 Color Flower Box (CSP-530)

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

#84899A Color Irises (1440)

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

Farrow & Ball

Cool Gray color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Cool Gray to Farrow & Ball

#8D838C Color Brassica (271)

89.79% match | ΔE 10.21

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

89.43% match | ΔE 10.57

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)

88.50% match | ΔE 11.50

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

88.28% match | ΔE 11.72

Color Combinations

View more Cool Gray - #8C92AC color palettes and coordinating colors

43475C

585E7A

6E7697

8C92AC

AAAEC1

C7CAD7

E5E6EC

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

8CACA6

8CA2AC

8C92AC

968CAC

A68CAC

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

8C92AC

AC8C92

92AC8C

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

8C92AC

AC8CA2

ACA68C

8CAC96

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

8C92AC

979CB4

A3A7BC

AEB2C4

BABDCD

C5C8D5

D1D3DD

DCDEE6

E8E9EE

F3F4F6

FFFFFF

Cool Gray - #8C92AC Tints

8C92AC

7E839A

707489

626678

545767

464956

383A44

2A2B33

1C1D22

0E0E11

000000

Cool Gray - #8C92AC Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#8C92AC

Cool Gray

#ACA68C

Greige*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Cool Gray - #8C92AC?

Color that best contrast with Cool Gray - #8C92AC is #ACA68C, color name is Greige*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.