What color is #8B878E?

#8B878E is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B878E?

The RGB value is 139, 135, 142: 139 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B878E?

The complementary color is #8A8E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B878E color

#8B878E rgb(139, 135, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B878E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (139, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#8B878E color codes

HEX	`#8B878E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 5%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, 2.86, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 4.3, 311.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.193, 24.77, 29.092)`
Decimal	`9144206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B878E, 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 #8B878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #8B878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b878e; }
.text { color: #8b878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b878e, #8e878e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B878E?: #8B878E is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B878E?: The RGB value is 139, 135, 142: 139 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B878E?: The complementary color is #8A8E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.