What color is #8A907D?

#8A907D 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 #8A907D?

The RGB value is 138, 144, 125: 138 red, 144 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A907D?

The complementary color is #837D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A907D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A907D color

#8A907D rgb(138, 144, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A907D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 56.5% green and 49% blue (138, 144, 125).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#8A907D color codes

HEX	`#8A907D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 144, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 56.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, -5.78, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 11, 121.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.156, 26.83, 23.304)`
Decimal	`9080957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A907D, 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 #8A907D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A907D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #8A907D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a907d; }
.text { color: #8a907d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a907d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 144 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a907d, #81907d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A907D?: #8A907D 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 #8A907D?: The RGB value is 138, 144, 125: 138 red, 144 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A907D?: The complementary color is #837D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A907D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.