What color is #8B9A8B?

#8B9A8B is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9A8B?

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

What is the complementary color of #8B9A8B?

The complementary color is #9A8B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9A8B color

#8B9A8B rgb(139, 154, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9A8B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#8B9A8B color codes

HEX	`#8B9A8B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 154, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 60.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, -8.31, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 10.29, 143.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.862, 30.464, 28.886)`
Decimal	`9149067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9A8B, 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 #8B9A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #8B9A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9a8b; }
.text { color: #8b9a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 154 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9a8b, #8b9a93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8B9A8B?: #8B9A8B is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9A8B?: The RGB value is 139, 154, 139: 139 red, 154 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9A8B?: The complementary color is #9A8B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.