What color is #8D9997?

#8D9997 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9997?

The RGB value is 141, 153, 151: 141 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9997?

The complementary color is #998D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9997 color

#8D9997 rgb(141, 153, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9997 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 60% green and 59.2% blue (141, 153, 151).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#8D9997 color codes

HEX	`#8D9997`
RGB	`rgb(141, 153, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 60%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.24, -4.69, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.24, 4.71, 185.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.96, 30.679, 33.721)`
Decimal	`9279895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9997, 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 #8D9997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #8D9997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9997; }
.text { color: #8d9997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 153 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9997, #8d9599); }

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Questions

What color is #8D9997?: #8D9997 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9997?: The RGB value is 141, 153, 151: 141 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9997?: The complementary color is #998D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.