What color is #8A9588?

#8A9588 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 #8A9588?

The RGB value is 138, 149, 136: 138 red, 149 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9588?

The complementary color is #938895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9588 color

#8A9588 rgb(138, 149, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9588 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.4% green and 53.3% blue (138, 149, 136).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#8A9588 color codes

HEX	`#8A9588`
RGB	`rgb(138, 149, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, -6.51, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 8.53, 139.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.672, 28.676, 27.47)`
Decimal	`9082248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9588, 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 #8A9588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #8A9588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9588; }
.text { color: #8a9588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 149 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9588, #88958d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8A9588?: #8A9588 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 #8A9588?: The RGB value is 138, 149, 136: 138 red, 149 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9588?: The complementary color is #938895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.