What color is #8B807D?

#8B807D is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B807D?

The RGB value is 139, 128, 125: 139 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B807D?

The complementary color is #7D888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B807D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B807D color

#8B807D rgb(139, 128, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B807D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.2% green and 49% blue (139, 128, 125).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#8B807D color codes

HEX	`#8B807D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 128, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.46, 3.61, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.46, 4.78, 40.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.068, 22.408, 22.561)`
Decimal	`9142397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B807D, 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 #8B807D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B807D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #8B807D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b807d; }
.text { color: #8b807d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b807d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 128 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b807d, #8b877d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B807D?: #8B807D is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B807D?: The RGB value is 139, 128, 125: 139 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B807D?: The complementary color is #7D888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B807D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.