What color is #8B8C88?

#8B8C88 is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8C88?

The RGB value is 139, 140, 136: 139 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8C88?

The complementary color is #89888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8C88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8C88 color

#8B8C88 rgb(139, 140, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8C88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.9% green and 53.3% blue (139, 140, 136).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 2% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#8B8C88 color codes

HEX	`#8B8C88`
RGB	`rgb(139, 140, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 2%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 3%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.06, -1.14, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.06, 2.31, 119.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.469, 26.023, 27.022)`
Decimal	`9145480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8C88, 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 #8B8C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #8B8C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8c88; }
.text { color: #8b8c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 140 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8c88, #898c88); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B8C88?: #8B8C88 is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8C88?: The RGB value is 139, 140, 136: 139 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8C88?: The complementary color is #89888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8C88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.