What color is #8B9B8C?

#8B9B8C is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9B8C?

The RGB value is 139, 155, 140: 139 red, 155 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9B8C?

The complementary color is #9B8B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9B8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9B8C color

#8B9B8C rgb(139, 155, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9B8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 60.8% green and 54.9% blue (139, 155, 140).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#8B9B8C color codes

HEX	`#8B9B8C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 155, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 60.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, -8.66, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 10.5, 145.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.101, 30.825, 29.328)`
Decimal	`9149324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9B8C, 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 #8B9B8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9B8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #8B9B8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9b8c; }
.text { color: #8b9b8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9b8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 155 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9b8c, #8b9b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8B9B8C?: #8B9B8C is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9B8C?: The RGB value is 139, 155, 140: 139 red, 155 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9B8C?: The complementary color is #9B8B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9B8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.