What color is #8D8890?

#8D8890 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8890?

The RGB value is 141, 136, 144: 141 red, 136 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8890?

The complementary color is #8B9088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8890 color

#8D8890 rgb(141, 136, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8890 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 53.3% green and 56.5% blue (141, 136, 144).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 3% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#8D8890 color codes

HEX	`#8D8890`
RGB	`rgb(141, 136, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 53.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 3%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 6%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.35, 3.43, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.35, 4.97, 313.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.822, 25.285, 29.953)`
Decimal	`9275536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8890, 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 #8D8890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8D8890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8890; }
.text { color: #8d8890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 136 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8890, #90888f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8890?: #8D8890 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8890?: The RGB value is 141, 136, 144: 141 red, 136 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8890?: The complementary color is #8B9088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.