What color is #8C9091?

#8C9091 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9091?

The RGB value is 140, 144, 145: 140 red, 144 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9091?

The complementary color is #918D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9091 color

#8C9091 rgb(140, 144, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C9091 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 56.5% green and 56.9% blue (140, 144, 145).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 2% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#8C9091 color codes

HEX	`#8C9091`
RGB	`rgb(140, 144, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 56.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 2%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 3%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, -1.26, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 1.63, 219.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.898, 27.566, 30.739)`
Decimal	`9212049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9091, 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 #8C9091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #8C9091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9091; }
.text { color: #8c9091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 144 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9091, #8c8e91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8C9091?: #8C9091 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9091?: The RGB value is 140, 144, 145: 140 red, 144 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9091?: The complementary color is #918D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.