What color is #8B8C95?

#8B8C95 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8C95?

The RGB value is 139, 140, 149: 139 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8C95?

The complementary color is #95948B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8C95 color

#8B8C95 rgb(139, 140, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8C95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.9% green and 58.4% blue (139, 140, 149).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#8B8C95 color codes

HEX	`#8B8C95`
RGB	`rgb(139, 140, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, 1.45, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 5.11, 286.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.449, 26.415, 32.186)`
Decimal	`9145493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8C95, 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 #8B8C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #8B8C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8c95; }
.text { color: #8b8c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 140 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8c95, #8f8b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8B8C95?: #8B8C95 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8C95?: The RGB value is 139, 140, 149: 139 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8C95?: The complementary color is #95948B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.