What color is #8D969B?

#8D969B is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D969B?

The RGB value is 141, 150, 155: 141 red, 150 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D969B?

The complementary color is #9B928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D969B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D969B color

#8D969B rgb(141, 150, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D969B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 58.8% green and 60.8% blue (141, 150, 155).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#8D969B color codes

HEX	`#8D969B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 150, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 58.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 9%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.52, -2.2, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.52, 4.34, 239.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.806, 29.842, 35.299)`
Decimal	`9279131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D969B, 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 #8D969B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D969B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #8D969B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d969b; }
.text { color: #8d969b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d969b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 150 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d969b, #8d8f9b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D969B?: #8D969B is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D969B?: The RGB value is 141, 150, 155: 141 red, 150 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D969B?: The complementary color is #9B928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D969B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.