What color is #8C938F?

#8C938F is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C938F?

The RGB value is 140, 147, 143: 140 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C938F?

The complementary color is #938C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C938F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C938F color

#8C938F rgb(140, 147, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C938F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 57.6% green and 56.1% blue (140, 147, 143).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 3% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#8C938F color codes

HEX	`#8C938F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 147, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 57.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 3%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.27, -3.33, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.27, 3.55, 159.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.206, 28.426, 30.087)`
Decimal	`9212815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C938F, 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 #8C938F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C938F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #8C938F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c938f; }
.text { color: #8c938f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c938f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 147 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c938f, #8c9393); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C938F?: #8C938F is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C938F?: The RGB value is 140, 147, 143: 140 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C938F?: The complementary color is #938C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C938F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.