What color is #8D8B97?

#8D8B97 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8B97?

The RGB value is 141, 139, 151: 141 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8B97?

The complementary color is #95978B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8B97 color

#8D8B97 rgb(141, 139, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8B97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.5% green and 59.2% blue (141, 139, 151).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#8D8B97 color codes

HEX	`#8D8B97`
RGB	`rgb(141, 139, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 8%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.38, 3.15, -6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.38, 6.87, 297.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.802, 26.362, 33.001)`
Decimal	`9276311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8B97, 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 #8D8B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #8D8B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8b97; }
.text { color: #8d8b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 139 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8b97, #938b97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8B97?: #8D8B97 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8B97?: The RGB value is 141, 139, 151: 141 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8B97?: The complementary color is #95978B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.