What color is #8C998A?

#8C998A is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C998A?

The RGB value is 140, 153, 138: 140 red, 153 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C998A?

The complementary color is #978A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C998A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C998A color

#8C998A rgb(140, 153, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C998A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60% green and 54.1% blue (140, 153, 138).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#8C998A color codes

HEX	`#8C998A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 153, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 60%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, -7.59, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 9.87, 140.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.793, 30.193, 28.456)`
Decimal	`9214346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C998A, 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 #8C998A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C998A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #8C998A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c998a; }
.text { color: #8c998a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c998a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 153 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c998a, #8a998f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8C998A?: #8C998A is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C998A?: The RGB value is 140, 153, 138: 140 red, 153 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C998A?: The complementary color is #978A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C998A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.