#8A9B8F — Mother Earth Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#8A9B8F

≈ Mother Earth

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On white

2.93:1

Fails AA

On black

5.97:1

Passes AA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(5.97:1)

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Hue138°Saturation11%Brightness61%

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Normal vision#8A9B8F

Protanopia#9B988E

Deuteranopia#989690

Tritanopia#889B97

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Palettes with this color

Gray Sage Cloud Palette≈Gray Sage Seafoam Palette≈

Colors that go with Mother Earth

Mother Earth is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Femme Fatale#9B8A96 Femme Fatale#988A9B Zinc#9B8A8D Aloe Tip#8D9B8A Whale Bone#E9ECEA Charcoal#363A37

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameMother Earth#849C8DΔE 2.7 CSS nameDarkgray#A9A9A9ΔE 11.7 Web-safe#669999#669999ΔE 10.3

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Mother Earth — meaning & where to use it

Mother Earth is a bright neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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This exact shade isn't a named or standard-set colour, so it isn't indexed — but every tool above works.