What color is #8B8B83?

#8B8B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8B83?

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

What is the complementary color of #8B8B83?

The complementary color is #83838B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8B83 color

#8B8B83 rgb(139, 139, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8B83 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#8B8B83 color codes

HEX	`#8B8B83`
RGB	`rgb(139, 139, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.65, -1.53, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.65, 4.54, 109.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.976, 25.593, 25.145)`
Decimal	`9145219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8B83, 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 #8B8B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #8B8B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8b83; }
.text { color: #8b8b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 139 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8b83, #878b83); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8B8B83?: #8B8B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8B83?: The RGB value is 139, 139, 131: 139 red, 139 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8B83?: The complementary color is #83838B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.