What color is #8A958B?

#8A958B 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 #8A958B?

The RGB value is 138, 149, 139: 138 red, 149 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A958B?

The complementary color is #958A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A958B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A958B color

#8A958B rgb(138, 149, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A958B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.4% green and 54.5% blue (138, 149, 139).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% 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 6.75:1).

#8A958B color codes

HEX	`#8A958B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 149, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, -5.94, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 7.12, 146.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.888, 28.762, 28.609)`
Decimal	`9082251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A958B, 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 #8A958B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A958B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #8A958B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a958b; }
.text { color: #8a958b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a958b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 149 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a958b, #8a9591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8A958B?: #8A958B 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 #8A958B?: The RGB value is 138, 149, 139: 138 red, 149 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A958B?: The complementary color is #958A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A958B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.