What color is #8B9388?

#8B9388 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 #8B9388?

The RGB value is 139, 147, 136: 139 red, 147 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9388?

The complementary color is #908893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9388 color

#8B9388 rgb(139, 147, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9388 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 57.6% green and 53.3% blue (139, 147, 136).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#8B9388 color codes

HEX	`#8B9388`
RGB	`rgb(139, 147, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 57.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, -5.04, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 6.98, 136.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.524, 28.134, 27.373)`
Decimal	`9147272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9388, 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 #8B9388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #8B9388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9388; }
.text { color: #8b9388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 147 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9388, #88938b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8B9388?: #8B9388 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 #8B9388?: The RGB value is 139, 147, 136: 139 red, 147 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9388?: The complementary color is #908893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.