What color is #8B807E?

#8B807E is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B807E?

The RGB value is 139, 128, 126: 139 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B807E?

The complementary color is #7E898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B807E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B807E color

#8B807E rgb(139, 128, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B807E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.2% green and 49.4% blue (139, 128, 126).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#8B807E color codes

HEX	`#8B807E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 128, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.48, 3.8, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.48, 4.59, 34.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.132, 22.434, 22.899)`
Decimal	`9142398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B807E, 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 #8B807E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B807E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #8B807E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b807e; }
.text { color: #8b807e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b807e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 128 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b807e, #8b867e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B807E?: #8B807E is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B807E?: The RGB value is 139, 128, 126: 139 red, 128 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B807E?: The complementary color is #7E898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B807E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.