What color is #8D8D95?

#8D8D95 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8D95?

The RGB value is 141, 141, 149: 141 red, 141 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8D95?

The complementary color is #95958D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8D95 color

#8D8D95 rgb(141, 141, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8D95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.3% green and 58.4% blue (141, 141, 149).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#8D8D95 color codes

HEX	`#8D8D95`
RGB	`rgb(141, 141, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, 1.6, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 4.53, 290.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.933, 26.882, 32.251)`
Decimal	`9276821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8D95, 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 #8D8D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #8D8D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8d95; }
.text { color: #8d8d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 141 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8d95, #918d95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8D8D95?: #8D8D95 is a gray, closest to the named color Nuts and Bolts. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8D95?: The RGB value is 141, 141, 149: 141 red, 141 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8D95?: The complementary color is #95958D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.