What color is #8C908E?

#8C908E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C908E?

The RGB value is 140, 144, 142: 140 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C908E?

The complementary color is #908C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C908E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C908E color

#8C908E rgb(140, 144, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C908E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 56.5% green and 55.7% blue (140, 144, 142).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 2% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#8C908E color codes

HEX	`#8C908E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 144, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 56.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 2%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 3%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, -1.85, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 1.93, 163.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.67, 27.475, 29.537)`
Decimal	`9212046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C908E, 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 #8C908E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C908E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #8C908E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c908e; }
.text { color: #8c908e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c908e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 144 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c908e, #8c9090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8C908E?: #8C908E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C908E?: The RGB value is 140, 144, 142: 140 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C908E?: The complementary color is #908C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C908E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.