What color is #8A857E?

#8A857E is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A857E?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 126: 138 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A857E?

The complementary color is #7E838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A857E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A857E color

#8A857E rgb(138, 133, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A857E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 49.4% blue (138, 133, 126).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#8A857E color codes

HEX	`#8A857E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, 0.56, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 4.47, 82.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.634, 23.685, 23.114)`
Decimal	`9078142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A857E, 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 #8A857E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A857E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #8A857E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a857e; }
.text { color: #8a857e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a857e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a857e, #898a7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A857E?: #8A857E is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A857E?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 126: 138 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A857E?: The complementary color is #7E838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A857E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.