What color is #8A938D?

#8A938D 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 #8A938D?

The RGB value is 138, 147, 141: 138 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A938D?

The complementary color is #938A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A938D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A938D color

#8A938D rgb(138, 147, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A938D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.6% green and 55.3% blue (138, 147, 141).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#8A938D color codes

HEX	`#8A938D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 147, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 6%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, -4.45, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 4.9, 155.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.722, 28.194, 29.281)`
Decimal	`9081741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A938D, 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 #8A938D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A938D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #8A938D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a938d; }
.text { color: #8a938d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a938d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 147 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a938d, #8a9392); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A938D?: #8A938D 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 #8A938D?: The RGB value is 138, 147, 141: 138 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A938D?: The complementary color is #938A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A938D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.