What color is #8C9C96?

#8C9C96 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9C96?

The RGB value is 140, 156, 150: 140 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9C96?

The complementary color is #9C8C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9C96 color

#8C9C96 rgb(140, 156, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C9C96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 61.2% green and 58.8% blue (140, 156, 150).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#8C9C96 color codes

HEX	`#8C9C96`
RGB	`rgb(140, 156, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 61.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -6.89, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 6.99, 170.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.207, 31.554, 33.453)`
Decimal	`9215126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9C96, 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 #8C9C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #8C9C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9c96; }
.text { color: #8c9c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 156 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9c96, #8c9a9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8C9C96?: #8C9C96 is a gray, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9C96?: The RGB value is 140, 156, 150: 140 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9C96?: The complementary color is #9C8C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.