What color is #8B979B?

#8B979B is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B979B?

The RGB value is 139, 151, 155: 139 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B979B?

The complementary color is #9B8F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B979B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B979B color

#8B979B rgb(139, 151, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B979B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 59.2% green and 60.8% blue (139, 151, 155).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#8B979B color codes

HEX	`#8B979B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 151, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 59.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, -3.46, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 4.97, 225.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.629, 29.988, 35.337)`
Decimal	`9148315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B979B, 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 #8B979B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B979B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #8B979B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b979b; }
.text { color: #8b979b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b979b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 151 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b979b, #8b8f9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8B979B?: #8B979B is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B979B?: The RGB value is 139, 151, 155: 139 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B979B?: The complementary color is #9B8F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B979B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.