What color is #8D8892?

#8D8892 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8892?

The RGB value is 141, 136, 146: 141 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8892?

The complementary color is #8D9288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8892 color

#8D8892 rgb(141, 136, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8892 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 53.3% green and 57.3% blue (141, 136, 146).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#8D8892 color codes

HEX	`#8D8892`
RGB	`rgb(141, 136, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 53.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 7%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.41, 3.83, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.41, 6.04, 309.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.976, 25.346, 30.765)`
Decimal	`9275538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8892, 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 #8D8892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #8D8892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8892; }
.text { color: #8d8892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 136 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8892, #928892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8892?: #8D8892 is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8892?: The RGB value is 141, 136, 146: 141 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8892?: The complementary color is #8D9288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.