What color is #8B9089?

#8B9089 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 #8B9089?

The RGB value is 139, 144, 137: 139 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9089?

The complementary color is #8E8990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9089 color

#8B9089 rgb(139, 144, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9089 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 56.5% green and 53.7% blue (139, 144, 137).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#8B9089 color codes

HEX	`#8B9089`
RGB	`rgb(139, 144, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 56.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.2, -3.19, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.2, 4.44, 135.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.135, 27.242, 27.596)`
Decimal	`9146505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9089, 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 #8B9089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #8B9089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9089; }
.text { color: #8b9089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 144 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9089, #89908b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B9089?: #8B9089 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 #8B9089?: The RGB value is 139, 144, 137: 139 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9089?: The complementary color is #8E8990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.