What color is #8A888B?

#8A888B is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A888B?

The RGB value is 138, 136, 139: 138 red, 136 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A888B?

The complementary color is #898B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A888B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A888B color

#8A888B rgb(138, 136, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A888B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 53.3% green and 54.5% blue (138, 136, 139).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 1% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#8A888B color codes

HEX	`#8A888B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 136, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 53.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 1%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 2%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.95, 1.33, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.95, 1.89, 314.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.945, 24.876, 27.961)`
Decimal	`9078923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A888B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8A888B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A888B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8A888B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a888b; }
.text { color: #8a888b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a888b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 136 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a888b, #8b888b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A888B?: #8A888B is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A888B?: The RGB value is 138, 136, 139: 138 red, 136 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A888B?: The complementary color is #898B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A888B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.