What color is #8C9A8C?

#8C9A8C is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9A8C?

The RGB value is 140, 154, 140: 140 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9A8C?

The complementary color is #9A8C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9A8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9A8C color

#8C9A8C rgb(140, 154, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C9A8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60.4% green and 54.9% blue (140, 154, 140).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#8C9A8C color codes

HEX	`#8C9A8C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 154, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 60.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, -7.76, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 9.6, 143.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.104, 30.58, 29.28)`
Decimal	`9214604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9A8C, 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 #8C9A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9A8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #8C9A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9a8c; }
.text { color: #8c9a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 154 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9a8c, #8c9a93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #8C9A8C?: #8C9A8C is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9A8C?: The RGB value is 140, 154, 140: 140 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9A8C?: The complementary color is #9A8C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9A8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.