What color is #8C9987?

#8C9987 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9987?

The RGB value is 140, 153, 135: 140 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9987?

The complementary color is #948799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9987 color

#8C9987 rgb(140, 153, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C9987 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60% green and 52.9% blue (140, 153, 135).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#8C9987 color codes

HEX	`#8C9987`
RGB	`rgb(140, 153, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 60%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.75, -8.15, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.75, 11.34, 135.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.579, 30.107, 27.328)`
Decimal	`9214343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9987, 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 #8C9987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8C9987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9987; }
.text { color: #8c9987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 153 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9987, #87998b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8C9987?: #8C9987 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9987?: The RGB value is 140, 153, 135: 140 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9987?: The complementary color is #948799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.