What color is #8A9A97?

#8A9A97 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 #8A9A97?

The RGB value is 138, 154, 151: 138 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9A97?

The complementary color is #9A8A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9A97 color

#8A9A97 rgb(138, 154, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9A97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60.4% green and 59.2% blue (138, 154, 151).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#8A9A97 color codes

HEX	`#8A9A97`
RGB	`rgb(138, 154, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, -6.29, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 6.3, 183.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.621, 30.748, 33.752)`
Decimal	`9083543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9A97, 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 #8A9A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8A9A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9a97; }
.text { color: #8a9a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 154 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9a97, #8a959a); }

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Questions

What color is #8A9A97?: #8A9A97 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 #8A9A97?: The RGB value is 138, 154, 151: 138 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9A97?: The complementary color is #9A8A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.