#8B8C8D Color (Hex and RGB)

#8B8C8D

rgb(139 140 141) · reads as gray

#8b8c8d has RGB values (139, 140, 141). The color reads primarily as gray in sRGB space.

Color values

FormatValueChannels
HEX#8B8C8DR8BG8CB8D
RGBrgb(139 140 141)R139G140B141
HSLhsl(210 1% 55%)H210°S1%L55%
OKLCHoklch(64% 0 248)L0.64C0H248°
HSVhsv(210, 1%, 55%)H210°S1%V55%
CMYKcmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 45%)C1%M1%Y0%K45%

RGB mix

  • Red139 54.51%
  • Green140 54.9%
  • Blue141 55.29%

Base numbers

BaseRGB
Binary100010111000110010001101
Octal213214215
Decimal139140141
Hex8b8c8d

Shades & tints

Shades mix #8B8C8D with black; tints mix it with white. Click any swatch to explore it.

Shades

Tints

Color harmonies

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel — maximum contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side — calm and cohesive.

Triadic

Three hues spaced 120° apart — vibrant balance.

Monochromatic

Same hue and saturation, different lightness.

Similar brand colors

The closest colors from our brand palettes, measured in OKLab.

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG 2.1 contrast against white and black. Test other pairs in the contrast checker.

Aa

#8B8C8D on #FFFFFF

3.37:1

AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✓AAA Large ✕

Aa

#8B8C8D on #000000

6.23:1

AA ✓AAA ✕AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓

Aa

#FFFFFF on #8B8C8D

3.37:1

AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✓AAA Large ✕

Aa

#000000 on #8B8C8D

6.23:1

AA ✓AAA ✕AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓

Code snippets

  • CSScolor: #8b8c8d;
  • Backgroundbackground-color: #8b8c8d;
  • CSS variable--color-8b8c8d: #8b8c8d;
  • Modern CSScolor: oklch(64% 0 248);
  • SCSS$color-8b8c8d: #8b8c8d;
  • Tailwindbg-[#8b8c8d] text-[#8b8c8d]
  • HTML<div style="background-color: #8b8c8d"></div>

Brands that use this color 1

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