What color is #8C7F7D?

#8C7F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7F7D?

The RGB value is 140, 127, 125: 140 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7F7D?

The complementary color is #7D8A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7F7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7F7D color

#8C7F7D rgb(140, 127, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7F7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 49.8% green and 49% blue (140, 127, 125).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#8C7F7D color codes

HEX	`#8C7F7D`
RGB	`rgb(140, 127, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 49.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, 4.57, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 5.41, 32.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.106, 22.235, 22.525)`
Decimal	`9207677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7F7D, 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 #8C7F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #8C7F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7f7d; }
.text { color: #8c7f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 127 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7f7d, #8c877d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7F7D?: #8C7F7D is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7F7D?: The RGB value is 140, 127, 125: 140 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7F7D?: The complementary color is #7D8A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7F7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.