What color is #8B9A88?

#8B9A88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9A88?

The RGB value is 139, 154, 136: 139 red, 154 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9A88?

The complementary color is #97889A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9A88 color

#8B9A88 rgb(139, 154, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9A88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 60.4% green and 53.3% blue (139, 154, 136).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#8B9A88 color codes

HEX	`#8B9A88`
RGB	`rgb(139, 154, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 60.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, -8.87, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 11.71, 139.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.646, 30.377, 27.747)`
Decimal	`9149064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9A88, 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 #8B9A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #8B9A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9a88; }
.text { color: #8b9a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 154 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9a88, #889a8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8B9A88?: #8B9A88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9A88?: The RGB value is 139, 154, 136: 139 red, 154 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9A88?: The complementary color is #97889A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.