What color is #8B978E?

#8B978E 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 #8B978E?

The RGB value is 139, 151, 142: 139 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B978E?

The complementary color is #978B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B978E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B978E color

#8B978E rgb(139, 151, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B978E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 59.2% green and 55.7% blue (139, 151, 142).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#8B978E color codes

HEX	`#8B978E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 151, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 59.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 8%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.29, -6.09, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.29, 6.91, 151.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.596, 29.575, 29.893)`
Decimal	`9148302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B978E, 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 #8B978E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B978E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #8B978E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b978e; }
.text { color: #8b978e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b978e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 151 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b978e, #8b9794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8B978E?: #8B978E 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 #8B978E?: The RGB value is 139, 151, 142: 139 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B978E?: The complementary color is #978B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B978E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.