The Basin underneath Forthright Knitting

#8c9382 RGB(140,147,130)

About this color

The Basin underneath Forthright Knitting is a achromatic, medium grey tone, fixed at #8c9382 in the RGB color space.

#8c9382RGB(140, 147, 130)

HSL 85° · 7% saturation · 54% lightness

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Psychology

As a neutral, grey carries associations of sophistication, restraint, and versatility.

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History

Grey has long been the colour of stone, ash, and iron — the visual register of the industrial city, the winter sky, and the understated suit.

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Design use

Practically, this medium grey is comfortable as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, grey works with almost everything — precisely because it does not compete. Pair it with a single strong accent colour to create clarity, or layer grey tones alone for studied minimalism.

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Color formats

Name
The Basin underneath Forthright Knitting
HEX
#8c9382
RGB
rgb(140,147,130)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,57.6%,51%)
HSL
hsl(85,7%,54%)
HSV
hsv(85,12%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,0,12,42)
LAB
lab(60,-6,8)
LCH
lch(60,10,127)
sRGB
(0.549,0.576,0.51)
HEX8
#8c9382ff
CSS Name
Decimal
140147130

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
7%
Hue
85°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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