What color is #8B818A?

#8B818A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B818A?

The RGB value is 139, 129, 138: 139 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B818A?

The complementary color is #818B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B818A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B818A color

#8B818A rgb(139, 129, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B818A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.6% green and 54.1% blue (139, 129, 138).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#8B818A color codes

HEX	`#8B818A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 129, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.1, 5.5, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.1, 6.51, 327.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.085, 23.025, 27.268)`
Decimal	`9142666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B818A, 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 #8B818A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B818A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #8B818A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b818a; }
.text { color: #8b818a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b818a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 129 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b818a, #8b8185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B818A?: #8B818A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B818A?: The RGB value is 139, 129, 138: 139 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B818A?: The complementary color is #818B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B818A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.