What color is #8D8D9F?

#8D8D9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8D9F?

The RGB value is 141, 141, 159: 141 red, 141 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8D9F?

The complementary color is #9F9F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8D9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8D9F color

#8D8D9F rgb(141, 141, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8D9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.3% green and 62.4% blue (141, 141, 159).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#8D8D9F color codes

HEX	`#8D8D9F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 141, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, 3.71, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 10.2, 291.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.766, 27.215, 36.637)`
Decimal	`9276831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8D9F, 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 #8D8D9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8D9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #8D8D9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8d9f; }
.text { color: #8d8d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8d9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 141 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8d9f, #968d9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8D8D9F?: #8D8D9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8D9F?: The RGB value is 141, 141, 159: 141 red, 141 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8D9F?: The complementary color is #9F9F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8D9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.