What color is #8D939F?

#8D939F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D939F?

The RGB value is 141, 147, 159: 141 red, 147 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D939F?

The complementary color is #9F998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D939F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D939F color

#8D939F rgb(141, 147, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D939F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 57.6% green and 62.4% blue (141, 147, 159).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#8D939F color codes

HEX	`#8D939F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 147, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 57.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, 0.32, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 7.06, 272.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.675, 29.033, 36.94)`
Decimal	`9278367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D939F, 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 #8D939F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D939F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #8D939F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d939f; }
.text { color: #8d939f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d939f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 147 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d939f, #908d9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8D939F?: #8D939F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D939F?: The RGB value is 141, 147, 159: 141 red, 147 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D939F?: The complementary color is #9F998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D939F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.