What color is #8A8383?

#8A8383 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8383?

The RGB value is 138, 131, 131: 138 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8383?

The complementary color is #838A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8383 color

#8A8383 rgb(138, 131, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8383 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 51.4% green and 51.4% blue (138, 131, 131).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#8A8383 color codes

HEX	`#8A8383`
RGB	`rgb(138, 131, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 51.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.35, 2.63, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.35, 2.79, 19.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.694, 23.275, 24.765)`
Decimal	`9077635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8383, 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 #8A8383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #8A8383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8383; }
.text { color: #8a8383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 131 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8383, #8a8683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8383?: #8A8383 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8383?: The RGB value is 138, 131, 131: 138 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8383?: The complementary color is #838A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.