What color is #8A858C?

#8A858C is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A858C?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 140: 138 red, 133 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A858C?

The complementary color is #878C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A858C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A858C color

#8A858C rgb(138, 133, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A858C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 54.9% blue (138, 133, 140).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#8A858C color codes

HEX	`#8A858C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 5%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, 3.24, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 4.47, 316.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.602, 24.072, 28.209)`
Decimal	`9078156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A858C, 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 #8A858C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A858C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #8A858C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a858c; }
.text { color: #8a858c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a858c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a858c, #8c858b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A858C?: #8A858C is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A858C?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 140: 138 red, 133 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A858C?: The complementary color is #878C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A858C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.