What color is #8A8887?

#8A8887 is a gray, closest to the named color Argent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8887?

The RGB value is 138, 136, 135: 138 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8887?

The complementary color is #87898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8887 color

#8A8887 rgb(138, 136, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8887 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 53.3% green and 52.9% blue (138, 136, 135).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 1% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Argent (#888888), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#8A8887 color codes

HEX	`#8A8887`
RGB	`rgb(138, 136, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 53.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 1%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 2%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, 0.55, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 0.97, 55.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.658, 24.761, 26.45)`
Decimal	`9078919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8887, 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 #8A8887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #8A8887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8887; }
.text { color: #8a8887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 136 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8887, #8a8a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8887?: #8A8887 is a gray, closest to the named color Argent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8887?: The RGB value is 138, 136, 135: 138 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8887?: The complementary color is #87898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.