What color is #8B9381?

#8B9381 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9381?

The RGB value is 139, 147, 129: 139 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9381?

The complementary color is #898193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9381 color

#8B9381 rgb(139, 147, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9381 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 57.6% green and 50.6% blue (139, 147, 129).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#8B9381 color codes

HEX	`#8B9381`
RGB	`rgb(139, 147, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 57.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, -6.34, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 10.64, 126.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.043, 27.941, 24.839)`
Decimal	`9147265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9381, 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 #8B9381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #8B9381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9381; }
.text { color: #8b9381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 147 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9381, #829381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8B9381?: #8B9381 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9381?: The RGB value is 139, 147, 129: 139 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9381?: The complementary color is #898193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.