What color is #8B7F7B?

#8B7F7B is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7F7B?

The RGB value is 139, 127, 123: 139 red, 127 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7F7B?

The complementary color is #7B878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7F7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7F7B color

#8B7F7B rgb(139, 127, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7F7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 49.8% green and 48.2% blue (139, 127, 123).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#8B7F7B color codes

HEX	`#8B7F7B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 127, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 49.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 3.83, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 5.41, 44.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.812, 22.098, 21.851)`
Decimal	`9142139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7F7B, 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 #8B7F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #8B7F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7f7b; }
.text { color: #8b7f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 127 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7f7b, #8b877b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7F7B?: #8B7F7B is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7F7B?: The RGB value is 139, 127, 123: 139 red, 127 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7F7B?: The complementary color is #7B878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7F7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.