What color is #8B9594?

#8B9594 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9594?

The RGB value is 139, 149, 148: 139 red, 149 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9594?

The complementary color is #958B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9594 color

#8B9594 rgb(139, 149, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9594 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 58.4% green and 58% blue (139, 149, 148).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#8B9594 color codes

HEX	`#8B9594`
RGB	`rgb(139, 149, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 58.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.89, -3.8, -0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.89, 3.86, 190.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.739, 29.122, 32.224)`
Decimal	`9147796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9594, 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 #8B9594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B9594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #8B9594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9594; }
.text { color: #8b9594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 149 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9594, #8b9195); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B9594?: #8B9594 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9594?: The RGB value is 139, 149, 148: 139 red, 149 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9594?: The complementary color is #958B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.