What color is #8B9990?

#8B9990 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 #8B9990?

The RGB value is 139, 153, 144: 139 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9990?

The complementary color is #998B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9990 color

#8B9990 rgb(139, 153, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9990 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 60% green and 56.5% blue (139, 153, 144).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#8B9990 color codes

HEX	`#8B9990`
RGB	`rgb(139, 153, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 60%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.9, -6.8, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.9, 7.44, 156.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.072, 30.285, 30.799)`
Decimal	`9148816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9990, 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 #8B9990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #8B9990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9990; }
.text { color: #8b9990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 153 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9990, #8b9997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8B9990?: #8B9990 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 #8B9990?: The RGB value is 139, 153, 144: 139 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9990?: The complementary color is #998B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.