What color is #8D9898?

#8D9898 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9898?

The RGB value is 141, 152, 152: 141 red, 152 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9898?

The complementary color is #988D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9898 color

#8D9898 rgb(141, 152, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9898 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 59.6% green and 59.6% blue (141, 152, 152).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#8D9898 color codes

HEX	`#8D9898`
RGB	`rgb(141, 152, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 59.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 7%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, -3.93, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 4.16, 199.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.879, 30.386, 34.096)`
Decimal	`9279640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9898, 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 #8D9898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8D9898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9898; }
.text { color: #8d9898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 152 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9898, #8d9398); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D9898?: #8D9898 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9898?: The RGB value is 141, 152, 152: 141 red, 152 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9898?: The complementary color is #988D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.