What color is #8C899B?

#8C899B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C899B?

The RGB value is 140, 137, 155: 140 red, 137 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C899B?

The complementary color is #989B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C899B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C899B color

#8C899B rgb(140, 137, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C899B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 53.7% green and 60.8% blue (140, 137, 155).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#8C899B color codes

HEX	`#8C899B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 137, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 53.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, 4.78, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 10.33, 297.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.676, 25.833, 34.638)`
Decimal	`9210267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C899B, 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 #8C899B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C899B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #8C899B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c899b; }
.text { color: #8c899b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c899b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 137 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c899b, #95899b); }

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Questions

What color is #8C899B?: #8C899B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C899B?: The RGB value is 140, 137, 155: 140 red, 137 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C899B?: The complementary color is #989B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C899B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.