What color is #8D9191?

#8D9191 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9191?

The RGB value is 141, 145, 145: 141 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9191?

The complementary color is #918D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9191?

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.

#8D9191 color

#8D9191 rgb(141, 145, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9191 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.9% green and 56.9% blue (141, 145, 145).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gray Area (#8F9394), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8D9191 color codes

HEX	`#8D9191`
RGB	`rgb(141, 145, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.85, -1.45, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.85, 1.54, 199.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.22, 27.958, 30.798)`
Decimal	`9277841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9191, 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 #8D9191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9191 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 #8D9191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9191; }
.text { color: #8d9191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 145 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9191, #8d8f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8D9191?: #8D9191 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Area. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9191?: The RGB value is 141, 145, 145: 141 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9191?: The complementary color is #918D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9191?: 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.