What color is #8A938F?

#8A938F 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 #8A938F?

The RGB value is 138, 147, 143: 138 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A938F?

The complementary color is #938A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A938F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A938F color

#8A938F rgb(138, 147, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A938F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.6% green and 56.1% blue (138, 147, 143).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#8A938F color codes

HEX	`#8A938F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 147, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 6%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, -4.05, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 4.17, 166.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.872, 28.254, 30.072)`
Decimal	`9081743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A938F, 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 #8A938F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A938F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #8A938F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a938f; }
.text { color: #8a938f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a938f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 147 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a938f, #8a9393); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A938F?: #8A938F 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 #8A938F?: The RGB value is 138, 147, 143: 138 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A938F?: The complementary color is #938A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A938F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.