What color is #8B857F?

#8B857F is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B857F?

The RGB value is 139, 133, 127: 139 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B857F?

The complementary color is #7F858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B857F color

#8B857F rgb(139, 133, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B857F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (139, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#8B857F color codes

HEX	`#8B857F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.88, 1.13, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.88, 4.19, 74.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.865, 23.797, 23.463)`
Decimal	`9143679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B857F, 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 #8B857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #8B857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b857f; }
.text { color: #8b857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b857f, #8b8b7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B857F?: #8B857F is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B857F?: The RGB value is 139, 133, 127: 139 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B857F?: The complementary color is #7F858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.