What color is #8D9DA0?

#8D9DA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9DA0?

The RGB value is 141, 157, 160: 141 red, 157 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9DA0?

The complementary color is #A0908D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9DA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9DA0 color

#8D9DA0 rgb(141, 157, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9DA0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 61.6% green and 62.7% blue (141, 157, 160).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#8D9DA0 color codes

HEX	`#8D9DA0`
RGB	`rgb(141, 157, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 61.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.6, -5.02, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.6, 6.12, 214.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.385, 32.314, 37.94)`
Decimal	`9280928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9DA0, 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 #8D9DA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9DA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #8D9DA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9da0; }
.text { color: #8d9da0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9da0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 157 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9da0, #8d94a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D9DA0?: #8D9DA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9DA0?: The RGB value is 141, 157, 160: 141 red, 157 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9DA0?: The complementary color is #A0908D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9DA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.