What color is #8D9099?

#8D9099 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 #8D9099?

The RGB value is 141, 144, 153: 141 red, 144 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9099?

The complementary color is #99968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9099 color

#8D9099 rgb(141, 144, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9099 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.5% green and 60% blue (141, 144, 153).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nuts and Bolts (#898C92), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#8D9099 color codes

HEX	`#8D9099`
RGB	`rgb(141, 144, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.81, 0.74, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.81, 5.19, 278.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.706, 27.909, 34.111)`
Decimal	`9277593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9099, 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 #8D9099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #8D9099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9099; }
.text { color: #8d9099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 144 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9099, #908d99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8D9099?: #8D9099 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 #8D9099?: The RGB value is 141, 144, 153: 141 red, 144 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9099?: The complementary color is #99968D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.