What color is #8B8886?

#8B8886 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8886?

The RGB value is 139, 136, 134: 139 red, 136 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8886?

The complementary color is #86898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8886?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8886 color

#8B8886 rgb(139, 136, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8886 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 53.3% green and 52.5% blue (139, 136, 134).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 2% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#8B8886 color codes

HEX	`#8B8886`
RGB	`rgb(139, 136, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 53.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 2%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 4%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, 0.73, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 1.64, 63.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.754, 24.819, 26.089)`
Decimal	`9144454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8886, 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 #8B8886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #8B8886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8886; }
.text { color: #8b8886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 136 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8886, #8b8b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8886?: #8B8886 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8886?: The RGB value is 139, 136, 134: 139 red, 136 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8886?: The complementary color is #86898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8886?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.