What color is #8A8786?

#8A8786 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8786?

The RGB value is 138, 135, 134: 138 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8786?

The complementary color is #86898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8786 color

#8A8786 rgb(138, 135, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8786 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.9% green and 52.5% blue (138, 135, 134).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 2% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#8A8786 color codes

HEX	`#8A8786`
RGB	`rgb(138, 135, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 2%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 3%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, 0.92, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 1.31, 45.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.448, 24.453, 26.034)`
Decimal	`9078662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8786, 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 #8A8786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #8A8786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8786; }
.text { color: #8a8786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 135 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8786, #8a8986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8786?: #8A8786 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8786?: The RGB value is 138, 135, 134: 138 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8786?: The complementary color is #86898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.