What color is #8D9386?

#8D9386 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9386?

The RGB value is 141, 147, 134: 141 red, 147 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9386?

The complementary color is #8C8693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9386 color

#8D9386 rgb(141, 147, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9386 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 57.6% green and 52.5% blue (141, 147, 134).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#8D9386 color codes

HEX	`#8D9386`
RGB	`rgb(141, 147, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 57.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, -4.67, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 7.71, 127.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.721, 28.251, 26.648)`
Decimal	`9278342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9386, 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 #8D9386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #8D9386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9386; }
.text { color: #8d9386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 147 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9386, #879386); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8D9386?: #8D9386 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9386?: The RGB value is 141, 147, 134: 141 red, 147 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9386?: The complementary color is #8C8693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.