What color is #8C9286?

#8C9286 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9286?

The RGB value is 140, 146, 134: 140 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9286?

The complementary color is #8C8692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9286 color

#8C9286 rgb(140, 146, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C9286 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 57.3% green and 52.5% blue (140, 146, 134).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#8C9286 color codes

HEX	`#8C9286`
RGB	`rgb(140, 146, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 57.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.76, -4.49, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.76, 7.19, 128.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.396, 27.854, 26.588)`
Decimal	`9212550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9286, 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 #8C9286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #8C9286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9286; }
.text { color: #8c9286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 146 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9286, #869286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8C9286?: #8C9286 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9286?: The RGB value is 140, 146, 134: 140 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9286?: The complementary color is #8C8692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.