What color is #8C9992?

#8C9992 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 #8C9992?

The RGB value is 140, 153, 146: 140 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9992?

The complementary color is #998C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9992 color

#8C9992 rgb(140, 153, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C9992 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60% green and 57.3% blue (140, 153, 146).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% 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 7.09:1).

#8C9992 color codes

HEX	`#8C9992`
RGB	`rgb(140, 153, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 60%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, -6.05, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 6.39, 160.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.394, 30.433, 31.619)`
Decimal	`9214354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9992, 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 #8C9992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #8C9992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9992; }
.text { color: #8c9992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 153 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9992, #8c9998); }

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Questions

What color is #8C9992?: #8C9992 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 #8C9992?: The RGB value is 140, 153, 146: 140 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9992?: The complementary color is #998C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.