The meaning of the color Cool Gray and color combinations to inspire your next design.
Gray is already known as a serious hue, and cool gray doubles down on that level of seriousness through the addition of a tinge of blue. Cool gray is a mixture of black, white, and a hint of blue. The hex code for cool gray is #8C92AC.
Timeless and steady, cool gray can make your design soothing. It is also used in literature to describe the fog that arises from cities near bodies of water. A practical color, cool gray makes an excellent background since it highlights other colors around it.
Looking for a different hue? The following colors are related to cool gray.
In a RGB color space (made from three colored lights for red, green, and blue), hex #8C92AC is made of 54.9% red, 57.3% green and 67.5% blue. In a CMYK color space (also known as process color, or four color, and used in color printing), hex #8C92AC is made of 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Cool Gray has a hue angle of 228.8 degrees, a saturation of 16.2% and a lightness of 61.2%.
The hexadecimal color #8C92AC has RGB values of R: 54.9, G: 57.3, B: 67.5 and CMYK values of C: 0.19, M: 0.15, Y: 0, K:0.33.
Value | CSS | |
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Hex | 8c92ac | #8c92ac |
RGB Decimal | 140, 146, 172 | rgb(140,146,172) |
RGB Percentage | 54.9, 57.3, 67.5 | rgb(54.9%, 57.3%, 67.5%) |
CMYK | 19, 15, 0, 33 | |
HSL | 228.8°, 16.2, 61.2 | hsl(228.8°, 16.2%, 61.2%) |
HSV (or HSB) | 228.8°, 18.6, 67.5 | |
Web Safe | 999999 | #999999 |
CIE-LAB | 60.88, 3.435, -14.339 | |
XYZ | 28.539, 29.111, 43.137 | |
xyY | 0.283, 0.289, 29.111 | |
CIE-LCH | 60.88, 14.745, 283.47 | |
CIE-LUV | 60.88, -4.638, -21.935 | |
Hunter-Lab | 53.955, 2.922, -13.054 | |
Binary | 10001100, 10010010, 10101100 |
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