What color is #8A8C85?

#8A8C85 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8C85?

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

What is the complementary color of #8A8C85?

The complementary color is #87858C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8C85 color

#8A8C85 rgb(138, 140, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8C85 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 77°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#8A8C85 color codes

HEX	`#8A8C85`
RGB	`rgb(138, 140, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 54.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 5%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, -2.09, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 4.06, 120.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.092, 25.853, 25.907)`
Decimal	`9079941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8C85, 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 #8A8C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #8A8C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8c85; }
.text { color: #8a8c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 140 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8c85, #878c85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8A8C85?: #8A8C85 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8C85?: The RGB value is 138, 140, 133: 138 red, 140 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8C85?: The complementary color is #87858C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.