What color is #8A8877?

#8A8877 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8877?

The RGB value is 138, 136, 119: 138 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8877?

The complementary color is #77798A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8877 color

#8A8877 rgb(138, 136, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8877 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (138, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#8A8877 color codes

HEX	`#8A8877`
RGB	`rgb(138, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, -2.37, 9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 9.7, 104.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.615, 24.344, 20.957)`
Decimal	`9078903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8877, 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 #8A8877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #8A8877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8877; }
.text { color: #8a8877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8877, #838a77); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8A8877?: #8A8877 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8877?: The RGB value is 138, 136, 119: 138 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8877?: The complementary color is #77798A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.