What color is #8D948C?

#8D948C is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D948C?

The RGB value is 141, 148, 140: 141 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D948C?

The complementary color is #938C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D948C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D948C color

#8D948C rgb(141, 148, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D948C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 58% green and 54.9% blue (141, 148, 140).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#8D948C color codes

HEX	`#8D948C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 148, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 58%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.55, -4.1, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.55, 5.29, 140.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.307, 28.736, 28.966)`
Decimal	`9278604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D948C, 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 #8D948C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D948C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #8D948C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d948c; }
.text { color: #8d948c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d948c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 148 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d948c, #8c948f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D948C?: #8D948C is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D948C?: The RGB value is 141, 148, 140: 141 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D948C?: The complementary color is #938C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D948C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.