What color is #8B838F?

#8B838F is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B838F?

The RGB value is 139, 131, 143: 139 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B838F?

The complementary color is #878F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B838F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B838F color

#8B838F rgb(139, 131, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B838F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51.4% green and 56.1% blue (139, 131, 143).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#8B838F color codes

HEX	`#8B838F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 131, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, 5.36, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 7.57, 315)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.721, 23.705, 29.307)`
Decimal	`9143183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B838F, 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 #8B838F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B838F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #8B838F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b838f; }
.text { color: #8b838f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b838f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 131 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b838f, #8f838d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B838F?: #8B838F is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B838F?: The RGB value is 139, 131, 143: 139 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B838F?: The complementary color is #878F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B838F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.