What color is #8C807A?

#8C807A is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C807A?

The RGB value is 140, 128, 122: 140 red, 128 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C807A?

The complementary color is #7A868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C807A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C807A color

#8C807A rgb(140, 128, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C807A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 50.2% green and 47.8% blue (140, 128, 122).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#8C807A color codes

HEX	`#8C807A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 128, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 50.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, 3.47, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 6, 54.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.047, 22.419, 21.575)`
Decimal	`9207930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C807A, 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 #8C807A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C807A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #8C807A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c807a; }
.text { color: #8c807a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c807a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 128 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c807a, #8c897a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C807A?: #8C807A is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C807A?: The RGB value is 140, 128, 122: 140 red, 128 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C807A?: The complementary color is #7A868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C807A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.