What color is #8B8678?

#8B8678 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8678?

The RGB value is 139, 134, 120: 139 red, 134 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8678?

The complementary color is #787D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8678?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8678 color

#8B8678 rgb(139, 134, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8678 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 52.5% green and 47.1% blue (139, 134, 120).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#8B8678 color codes

HEX	`#8B8678`
RGB	`rgb(139, 134, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 52.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, -0.68, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 8.24, 94.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.562, 23.896, 21.189)`
Decimal	`9143928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8678, 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 #8B8678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #8B8678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8678; }
.text { color: #8b8678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 134 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8678, #868b78); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8B8678?: #8B8678 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8678?: The RGB value is 139, 134, 120: 139 red, 134 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8678?: The complementary color is #787D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8678?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.