What color is #8B898D?

#8B898D is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B898D?

The RGB value is 139, 137, 141: 139 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B898D?

The complementary color is #8B8D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B898D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B898D color

#8B898D rgb(139, 137, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B898D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 53.7% green and 55.3% blue (139, 137, 141).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 2% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#8B898D color codes

HEX	`#8B898D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 137, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 53.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 2%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 3%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.37, 1.53, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.37, 2.42, 309.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.4, 25.303, 28.793)`
Decimal	`9144717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B898D, 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 #8B898D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B898D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #8B898D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b898d; }
.text { color: #8b898d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b898d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 137 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b898d, #8d898d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B898D?: #8B898D is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B898D?: The RGB value is 139, 137, 141: 139 red, 137 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B898D?: The complementary color is #8B8D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B898D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.