What color is #8B9C97?

#8B9C97 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9C97?

The RGB value is 139, 156, 151: 139 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9C97?

The complementary color is #9C8B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9C97 color

#8B9C97 rgb(139, 156, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9C97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 61.2% green and 59.2% blue (139, 156, 151).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#8B9C97 color codes

HEX	`#8B9C97`
RGB	`rgb(139, 156, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 61.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, -7.03, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 7.06, 175.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.121, 31.5, 33.871)`
Decimal	`9149591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9C97, 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 #8B9C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #8B9C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9c97; }
.text { color: #8b9c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 156 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9c97, #8b989c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B9C97?: #8B9C97 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9C97?: The RGB value is 139, 156, 151: 139 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9C97?: The complementary color is #9C8B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.