What color is #8B8983?

#8B8983 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8983?

The RGB value is 139, 137, 131: 139 red, 137 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8983?

The complementary color is #83858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8983 color

#8B8983 rgb(139, 137, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8983 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 53.7% green and 51.4% blue (139, 137, 131).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#8B8983 color codes

HEX	`#8B8983`
RGB	`rgb(139, 137, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 53.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.09, -0.4, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.09, 3.5, 96.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.689, 25.019, 25.05)`
Decimal	`9144707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8983, 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 #8B8983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #8B8983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8983; }
.text { color: #8b8983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 137 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8983, #898b83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B8983?: #8B8983 is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8983?: The RGB value is 139, 137, 131: 139 red, 137 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8983?: The complementary color is #83858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.