What color is #8D8C89?

#8D8C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8C89?

The RGB value is 141, 140, 137: 141 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8C89?

The complementary color is #898A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8C89?

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.

#8D8C89 color

#8D8C89 rgb(141, 140, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8C89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.9% green and 53.7% blue (141, 140, 137).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 2% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8D8C89 color codes

HEX	`#8D8C89`
RGB	`rgb(141, 140, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 2%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 3%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -0.21, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 1.74, 96.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.877, 26.225, 27.413)`
Decimal	`9276553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8C89, 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 #8D8C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8C89 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 #8D8C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8c89; }
.text { color: #8d8c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 140 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8c89, #8c8d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8C89?: #8D8C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8C89?: The RGB value is 141, 140, 137: 141 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8C89?: The complementary color is #898A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8C89?: 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.