What color is #8B9D9E?

#8B9D9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9D9E?

The RGB value is 139, 157, 158: 139 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9D9E?

The complementary color is #9E8C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9D9E color

#8B9D9E rgb(139, 157, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B9D9E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 61.6% green and 62% blue (139, 157, 158).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#8B9D9E color codes

HEX	`#8B9D9E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 157, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 61.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.4, -6.13, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.4, 6.69, 203.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.875, 32.071, 37.01)`
Decimal	`9149854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9D9E, 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 #8B9D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #8B9D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9d9e; }
.text { color: #8b9d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 157 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9d9e, #8b939e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8B9D9E?: #8B9D9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9D9E?: The RGB value is 139, 157, 158: 139 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9D9E?: The complementary color is #9E8C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.