What color is #8C7D7B?

#8C7D7B is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7D7B?

The RGB value is 140, 125, 123: 140 red, 125 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7D7B?

The complementary color is #7B8A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7D7B color

#8C7D7B rgb(140, 125, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7D7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 49% green and 48.2% blue (140, 125, 123).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#8C7D7B color codes

HEX	`#8C7D7B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 125, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 49%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, 5.37, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 6.24, 30.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.724, 21.673, 21.774)`
Decimal	`9207163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7D7B, 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 #8C7D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #8C7D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7d7b; }
.text { color: #8c7d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 125 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7d7b, #8c867b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7D7B?: #8C7D7B is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7D7B?: The RGB value is 140, 125, 123: 140 red, 125 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7D7B?: The complementary color is #7B8A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.