What color is #8C988C?

#8C988C 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 #8C988C?

The RGB value is 140, 152, 140: 140 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C988C?

The complementary color is #988C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C988C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C988C color

#8C988C rgb(140, 152, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C988C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 59.6% green and 54.9% blue (140, 152, 140).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#8C988C color codes

HEX	`#8C988C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 152, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 59.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, -6.66, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 8.24, 144)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.776, 29.925, 29.171)`
Decimal	`9214092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C988C, 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 #8C988C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C988C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #8C988C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c988c; }
.text { color: #8c988c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c988c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 152 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c988c, #8c9892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8C988C?: #8C988C 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 #8C988C?: The RGB value is 140, 152, 140: 140 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C988C?: The complementary color is #988C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C988C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.