What color is #8A8F7E?

#8A8F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8F7E?

The RGB value is 138, 143, 126: 138 red, 143 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8F7E?

The complementary color is #837E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8F7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8F7E color

#8A8F7E rgb(138, 143, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8F7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.1% green and 49.4% blue (138, 143, 126).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#8A8F7E color codes

HEX	`#8A8F7E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 143, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.56, -5.05, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.56, 9.82, 120.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.069, 26.555, 23.592)`
Decimal	`9080702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8F7E, 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 #8A8F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #8A8F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8f7e; }
.text { color: #8a8f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 143 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8f7e, #828f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8F7E?: #8A8F7E is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8F7E?: The RGB value is 138, 143, 126: 138 red, 143 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8F7E?: The complementary color is #837E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8F7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.