What color is #8A808A?

#8A808A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A808A?

The RGB value is 138, 128, 138: 138 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A808A?

The complementary color is #808A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A808A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A808A color

#8A808A rgb(138, 128, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A808A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.2% green and 54.1% blue (138, 128, 138).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#8A808A color codes

HEX	`#8A808A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 128, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 50.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 5.71, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 6.98, 324.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.787, 22.677, 27.216)`
Decimal	`9076874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A808A, 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 #8A808A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A808A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #8A808A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a808a; }
.text { color: #8a808a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a808a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 128 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a808a, #8a8085); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A808A?: #8A808A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A808A?: The RGB value is 138, 128, 138: 138 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A808A?: The complementary color is #808A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A808A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.