What color is #8D9B8A?

#8D9B8A is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9B8A?

The RGB value is 141, 155, 138: 141 red, 155 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9B8A?

The complementary color is #988A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9B8A color

#8D9B8A rgb(141, 155, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9B8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 60.8% green and 54.1% blue (141, 155, 138).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#8D9B8A color codes

HEX	`#8D9B8A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 155, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 60.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.46, -8.31, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.46, 11.01, 139)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.292, 30.94, 28.574)`
Decimal	`9280394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9B8A, 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 #8D9B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #8D9B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9b8a; }
.text { color: #8d9b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 155 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9b8a, #8a9b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8D9B8A?: #8D9B8A is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9B8A?: The RGB value is 141, 155, 138: 141 red, 155 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9B8A?: The complementary color is #988A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.