What color is #8A978D?

#8A978D 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 #8A978D?

The RGB value is 138, 151, 141: 138 red, 151 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A978D?

The complementary color is #978A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A978D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A978D color

#8A978D rgb(138, 151, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A978D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 59.2% green and 55.3% blue (138, 151, 141).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#8A978D color codes

HEX	`#8A978D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 151, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 59.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, -6.65, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 7.6, 151.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.355, 29.459, 29.492)`
Decimal	`9082765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A978D, 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 #8A978D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A978D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #8A978D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a978d; }
.text { color: #8a978d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a978d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 151 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a978d, #8a9794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8A978D?: #8A978D 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 #8A978D?: The RGB value is 138, 151, 141: 138 red, 151 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A978D?: The complementary color is #978A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A978D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.