What color is #8B958D?

#8B958D 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 #8B958D?

The RGB value is 139, 149, 141: 139 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B958D?

The complementary color is #958B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B958D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B958D color

#8B958D rgb(139, 149, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B958D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 58.4% green and 55.3% blue (139, 149, 141).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#8B958D color codes

HEX	`#8B958D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 149, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 58.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, -5.19, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 5.98, 150.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.202, 28.907, 29.393)`
Decimal	`9147789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B958D, 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 #8B958D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B958D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #8B958D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b958d; }
.text { color: #8b958d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b958d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 149 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b958d, #8b9592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8B958D?: #8B958D 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 #8B958D?: The RGB value is 139, 149, 141: 139 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B958D?: The complementary color is #958B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B958D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.