What color is #8A9185?

#8A9185 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9185?

The RGB value is 138, 145, 133: 138 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9185?

The complementary color is #8C8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9185 color

#8A9185 rgb(138, 145, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9185 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (138, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#8A9185 color codes

HEX	`#8A9185`
RGB	`rgb(138, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, -4.87, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 7.34, 131.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.84, 27.347, 26.156)`
Decimal	`9081221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9185, 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 #8A9185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #8A9185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9185; }
.text { color: #8a9185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9185, #859186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8A9185?: #8A9185 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9185?: The RGB value is 138, 145, 133: 138 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9185?: The complementary color is #8C8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.