What color is #8C8279?

#8C8279 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8279?

The RGB value is 140, 130, 121: 140 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8279?

The complementary color is #79838C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8279 color

#8C8279 rgb(140, 130, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8279 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 51% green and 47.5% blue (140, 130, 121).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#8C8279 color codes

HEX	`#8C8279`
RGB	`rgb(140, 130, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 51%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.99, 2.15, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.99, 6.59, 70.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.249, 22.922, 21.338)`
Decimal	`9208441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8279, 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 #8C8279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #8C8279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8279; }
.text { color: #8c8279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 130 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8279, #8c8b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8C8279?: #8C8279 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8279?: The RGB value is 140, 130, 121: 140 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8279?: The complementary color is #79838C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.