What color is #8C978C?

#8C978C 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 #8C978C?

The RGB value is 140, 151, 140: 140 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C978C?

The complementary color is #978C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C978C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C978C color

#8C978C rgb(140, 151, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C978C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 59.2% green and 54.9% blue (140, 151, 140).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% 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 6.92:1).

#8C978C color codes

HEX	`#8C978C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 151, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 59.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, -6.12, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 7.56, 144.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.615, 29.602, 29.117)`
Decimal	`9213836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C978C, 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 #8C978C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C978C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #8C978C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c978c; }
.text { color: #8c978c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c978c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 151 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c978c, #8c9792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8C978C?: #8C978C 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 #8C978C?: The RGB value is 140, 151, 140: 140 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C978C?: The complementary color is #978C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C978C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.