What color is #8B828B?

#8B828B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B828B?

The RGB value is 139, 130, 139: 139 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B828B?

The complementary color is #828B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B828B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B828B color

#8B828B rgb(139, 130, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B828B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51% green and 54.5% blue (139, 130, 139).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#8B828B color codes

HEX	`#8B828B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 130, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, 5.13, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 6.27, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.29, 23.318, 27.695)`
Decimal	`9142923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B828B, 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 #8B828B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B828B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #8B828B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b828b; }
.text { color: #8b828b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b828b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 130 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b828b, #8b8286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B828B?: #8B828B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B828B?: The RGB value is 139, 130, 139: 139 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B828B?: The complementary color is #828B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B828B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.