What color is #8A8F83?

#8A8F83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8F83?

The RGB value is 138, 143, 131: 138 red, 143 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8F83?

The complementary color is #88838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8F83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8F83 color

#8A8F83 rgb(138, 143, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8F83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.1% green and 51.4% blue (138, 143, 131).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#8A8F83 color codes

HEX	`#8A8F83`
RGB	`rgb(138, 143, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, -4.14, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 7.09, 125.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.4, 26.687, 25.334)`
Decimal	`9080707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8F83, 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 #8A8F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #8A8F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8f83; }
.text { color: #8a8f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 143 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8f83, #848f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8A8F83?: #8A8F83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8F83?: The RGB value is 138, 143, 131: 138 red, 143 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8F83?: The complementary color is #88838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8F83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.