What color is #8C9590?

#8C9590 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 #8C9590?

The RGB value is 140, 149, 144: 140 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9590?

The complementary color is #958C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9590 color

#8C9590 rgb(140, 149, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C9590 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58.4% green and 56.5% blue (140, 149, 144).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#8C9590 color codes

HEX	`#8C9590`
RGB	`rgb(140, 149, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 6%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, -4.24, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 4.5, 160.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.596, 29.084, 30.593)`
Decimal	`9213328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9590, 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 #8C9590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C9590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #8C9590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9590; }
.text { color: #8c9590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 149 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9590, #8c9594); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8C9590?: #8C9590 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 #8C9590?: The RGB value is 140, 149, 144: 140 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9590?: The complementary color is #958C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.