What color is #8C817B?

#8C817B is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C817B?

The RGB value is 140, 129, 123: 140 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C817B?

The complementary color is #7B868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C817B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C817B color

#8C817B rgb(140, 129, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C817B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 50.6% green and 48.2% blue (140, 129, 123).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#8C817B color codes

HEX	`#8C817B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 129, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 50.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.77, 3.07, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.77, 5.66, 57.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.24, 22.706, 21.946)`
Decimal	`9208187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C817B, 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 #8C817B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C817B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #8C817B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c817b; }
.text { color: #8c817b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c817b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 129 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c817b, #8c8a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C817B?: #8C817B is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C817B?: The RGB value is 140, 129, 123: 140 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C817B?: The complementary color is #7B868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C817B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.