What color is #8D8B93?

#8D8B93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8B93?

The RGB value is 141, 139, 147: 141 red, 139 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8B93?

The complementary color is #91938B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8B93 color

#8D8B93 rgb(141, 139, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8B93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.5% green and 57.6% blue (141, 139, 147).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#8D8B93 color codes

HEX	`#8D8B93`
RGB	`rgb(141, 139, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.26, 2.33, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.26, 4.62, 300.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.483, 26.235, 31.319)`
Decimal	`9276307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8B93, 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 #8D8B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #8D8B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8b93; }
.text { color: #8d8b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 139 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8b93, #918b93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8B93?: #8D8B93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8B93?: The RGB value is 141, 139, 147: 141 red, 139 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8B93?: The complementary color is #91938B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.