What color is #8B979D?

#8B979D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B979D?

The RGB value is 139, 151, 157: 139 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B979D?

The complementary color is #9D918B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B979D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B979D color

#8B979D rgb(139, 151, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B979D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 59.2% green and 61.6% blue (139, 151, 157).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#8B979D color codes

HEX	`#8B979D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 151, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 59.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, -3.03, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 5.52, 236.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.798, 30.056, 36.229)`
Decimal	`9148317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B979D, 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 #8B979D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B979D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8B979D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b979d; }
.text { color: #8b979d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b979d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 151 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b979d, #8b8e9d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8B979D?: #8B979D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B979D?: The RGB value is 139, 151, 157: 139 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B979D?: The complementary color is #9D918B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B979D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.