What color is #8C8C8F?

#8C8C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8C8F?

The RGB value is 140, 140, 143: 140 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8C8F?

The complementary color is #8F8F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8C8F color

#8C8C8F rgb(140, 140, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8C8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (140, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#8C8C8F color codes

HEX	`#8C8C8F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, 0.59, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 1.7, 290.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.15, 26.315, 29.736)`
Decimal	`9211023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8C8F, 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 #8C8C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #8C8C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8c8f; }
.text { color: #8c8c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8c8f, #8e8c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8C8F?: #8C8C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8C8F?: The RGB value is 140, 140, 143: 140 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8C8F?: The complementary color is #8F8F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.