What color is #8C8690?

#8C8690 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8690?

The RGB value is 140, 134, 144: 140 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8690?

The complementary color is #8A9086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8690 color

#8C8690 rgb(140, 134, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8690 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 52.5% green and 56.5% blue (140, 134, 144).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#8C8690 color codes

HEX	`#8C8690`
RGB	`rgb(140, 134, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 52.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 7%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.72, 4.2, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.72, 6.19, 312.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.374, 24.639, 29.852)`
Decimal	`9209488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8690, 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 #8C8690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8C8690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8690; }
.text { color: #8c8690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 134 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8690, #90868f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8690?: #8C8690 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8690?: The RGB value is 140, 134, 144: 140 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8690?: The complementary color is #8A9086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.