What color is #8C8E93?

#8C8E93 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8E93?

The RGB value is 140, 142, 147: 140 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8E93?

The complementary color is #93918C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8E93 color

#8C8E93 rgb(140, 142, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8E93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 55.7% green and 57.6% blue (140, 142, 147).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 3% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 6.41:1).

#8C8E93 color codes

HEX	`#8C8E93`
RGB	`rgb(140, 142, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 55.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 3%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, 0.27, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 2.92, 275.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.754, 27.028, 31.458)`
Decimal	`9211539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8E93, 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 #8C8E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #8C8E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8e93; }
.text { color: #8c8e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 142 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8e93, #8e8c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8C8E93?: #8C8E93 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8E93?: The RGB value is 140, 142, 147: 140 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8E93?: The complementary color is #93918C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.