When Ordinary Atoll round Adjusting

#8c9593 RGB(140,149,147)

About this color

When Ordinary Atoll round Adjusting is rendered by screens as RGB(140, 149, 147) — a medium, achromatic grey hue.

#8c9593RGB(140, 149, 147)

HSL 167° · 4% saturation · 57% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
When Ordinary Atoll round Adjusting
HEX
#8c9593
RGB
rgb(140,149,147)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,58.4%,57.6%)
HSL
hsl(167,4%,57%)
HSV
hsv(167,6%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,0,1,42)
LAB
lab(61,-4,0)
LCH
lch(61,4,180)
sRGB
(0.549,0.584,0.576)
HEX8
#8c9593ff
CSS Name
Decimal
140149147

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
4%
Hue
167°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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