What color is #8B887C?

#8B887C is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B887C?

The RGB value is 139, 136, 124: 139 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B887C?

The complementary color is #7C7F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B887C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B887C color

#8B887C rgb(139, 136, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B887C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 53.3% green and 48.6% blue (139, 136, 124).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#8B887C color codes

HEX	`#8B887C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 136, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 53.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.64, -1.11, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.64, 6.93, 99.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.089, 24.553, 22.588)`
Decimal	`9144444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B887C, 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 #8B887C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B887C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #8B887C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b887c; }
.text { color: #8b887c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b887c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 136 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b887c, #868b7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B887C?: #8B887C is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B887C?: The RGB value is 139, 136, 124: 139 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B887C?: The complementary color is #7C7F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B887C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.