What color is #8A8781?

#8A8781 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8781?

The RGB value is 138, 135, 129: 138 red, 135 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8781?

The complementary color is #81848A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8781 color

#8A8781 rgb(138, 135, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8781 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.9% green and 50.6% blue (138, 135, 129).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#8A8781 color codes

HEX	`#8A8781`
RGB	`rgb(138, 135, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.4, -0.02, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.4, 3.62, 90.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.107, 24.316, 24.241)`
Decimal	`9078657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8781, 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 #8A8781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #8A8781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8781; }
.text { color: #8a8781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 135 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8781, #898a81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8781?: #8A8781 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8781?: The RGB value is 138, 135, 129: 138 red, 135 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8781?: The complementary color is #81848A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.