What color is #8D909A?

#8D909A 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 #8D909A?

The RGB value is 141, 144, 154: 141 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D909A?

The complementary color is #9A978D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D909A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D909A color

#8D909A rgb(141, 144, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D909A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.5% green and 60.4% blue (141, 144, 154).

Its hue angle is 226°, 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#8D909A color codes

HEX	`#8D909A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 144, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, 0.95, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 5.74, 279.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.789, 27.942, 34.548)`
Decimal	`9277594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D909A, 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 #8D909A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D909A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #8D909A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d909a; }
.text { color: #8d909a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d909a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 144 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d909a, #918d9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8D909A?: #8D909A 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 #8D909A?: The RGB value is 141, 144, 154: 141 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D909A?: The complementary color is #9A978D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D909A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.