What color is #8C8A89?

#8C8A89 is a gray, closest to the named color Argent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8A89?

The RGB value is 140, 138, 137: 140 red, 138 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8A89?

The complementary color is #898B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8A89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8A89 color

#8C8A89 rgb(140, 138, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8A89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.1% green and 53.7% blue (140, 138, 137).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 1% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Argent (#888888), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#8C8A89 color codes

HEX	`#8C8A89`
RGB	`rgb(140, 138, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 1%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 2%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, 0.55, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 0.96, 55.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.418, 25.559, 27.309)`
Decimal	`9210505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8A89, 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 #8C8A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #8C8A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8a89; }
.text { color: #8c8a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 138 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8a89, #8c8c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8A89?: #8C8A89 is a gray, closest to the named color Argent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8A89?: The RGB value is 140, 138, 137: 140 red, 138 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8A89?: The complementary color is #898B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8A89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.