What color is #8A9289?

#8A9289 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 #8A9289?

The RGB value is 138, 146, 137: 138 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9289?

The complementary color is #918992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9289 color

#8A9289 rgb(138, 146, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9289 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.3% green and 53.7% blue (138, 146, 137).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#8A9289 color codes

HEX	`#8A9289`
RGB	`rgb(138, 146, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 6%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.68, -4.67, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.68, 6, 141.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.275, 27.767, 27.69)`
Decimal	`9081481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9289, 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 #8A9289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #8A9289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9289; }
.text { color: #8a9289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 146 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9289, #89928d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8A9289?: #8A9289 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 #8A9289?: The RGB value is 138, 146, 137: 138 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9289?: The complementary color is #918992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.