What color is #8B8685?

#8B8685 is a gray known as Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Detective Coat?

The RGB value is 139, 134, 133: 139 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Detective Coat?

The complementary color is #858A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Detective Coat color: hex code #8B8685

#8B8685 rgb(139, 134, 133)

Shades of gray

Detective Coat has the hex code #8B8685. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (139, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

Detective Coat (#8B8685) color codes

HEX	`#8B8685`
RGB	`rgb(139, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 4%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.32, 1.67, 1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.32, 2.06, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.406, 24.233, 25.63)`
Decimal	`9143941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Detective Coat, 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 #8B8685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8B8685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8685; }
.text { color: #8b8685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8685, #8b8985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

See #8B8685 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8B8685?: #8B8685 is a gray known as Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Detective Coat?: The RGB value is 139, 134, 133: 139 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Detective Coat?: The complementary color is #858A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.