What color is #8D9689?

#8D9689 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9689?

The RGB value is 141, 150, 137: 141 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9689?

The complementary color is #928996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9689 color

#8D9689 rgb(141, 150, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9689 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 58.8% green and 53.7% blue (141, 150, 137).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#8D9689 color codes

HEX	`#8D9689`
RGB	`rgb(141, 150, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 58.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.03, -5.77, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.03, 8.14, 135.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.405, 29.281, 27.923)`
Decimal	`9279113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9689, 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 #8D9689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #8D9689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9689; }
.text { color: #8d9689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 150 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9689, #89968b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8D9689?: #8D9689 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9689?: The RGB value is 141, 150, 137: 141 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9689?: The complementary color is #928996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.