What color is #8D9C9C?

#8D9C9C is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9C9C?

The RGB value is 141, 156, 156: 141 red, 156 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9C9C?

The complementary color is #9C8D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9C9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9C9C color

#8D9C9C rgb(141, 156, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9C9C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 61.2% green and 61.2% blue (141, 156, 156).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% 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 7.37:1).

#8D9C9C color codes

HEX	`#8D9C9C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 156, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 61.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.21, -5.31, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.21, 5.61, 198.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.872, 31.839, 36.071)`
Decimal	`9280668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9C9C, 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 #8D9C9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9C9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #8D9C9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9c9c; }
.text { color: #8d9c9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9c9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 156 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9c9c, #8d959c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8D9C9C?: #8D9C9C is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9C9C?: The RGB value is 141, 156, 156: 141 red, 156 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9C9C?: The complementary color is #9C8D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9C9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.