What color is #8D9B92?

#8D9B92 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9B92?

The RGB value is 141, 155, 146: 141 red, 155 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9B92?

The complementary color is #9B8D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9B92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9B92 color

#8D9B92 rgb(141, 155, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9B92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 60.8% green and 57.3% blue (141, 155, 146).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#8D9B92 color codes

HEX	`#8D9B92`
RGB	`rgb(141, 155, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 60.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 9%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, -6.78, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 7.42, 156.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.893, 31.18, 31.737)`
Decimal	`9280402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9B92, 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 #8D9B92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9B92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #8D9B92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9b92; }
.text { color: #8d9b92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9b92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 155 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9b92, #8d9b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8D9B92?: #8D9B92 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9B92?: The RGB value is 141, 155, 146: 141 red, 155 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9B92?: The complementary color is #9B8D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9B92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.