What color is #8D8C93?

#8D8C93 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8C93?

The RGB value is 141, 140, 147: 141 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8C93?

The complementary color is #92938C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8C93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8C93 color

#8D8C93 rgb(141, 140, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8C93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.9% green and 57.6% blue (141, 140, 147).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 3% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#8D8C93 color codes

HEX	`#8D8C93`
RGB	`rgb(141, 140, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 3%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.53, 1.76, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.53, 3.99, 296.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.628, 26.525, 31.368)`
Decimal	`9276563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8C93, 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 #8D8C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #8D8C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8c93; }
.text { color: #8d8c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 140 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8c93, #918c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8C93?: #8D8C93 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8C93?: The RGB value is 141, 140, 147: 141 red, 140 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8C93?: The complementary color is #92938C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8C93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.