What color is #8C8381?

#8C8381 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8381?

The RGB value is 140, 131, 129: 140 red, 131 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8381?

The complementary color is #818A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8381 color

#8C8381 rgb(140, 131, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8381 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 51.4% green and 50.6% blue (140, 131, 129).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#8C8381 color codes

HEX	`#8C8381`
RGB	`rgb(140, 131, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 51.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, 3.01, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 3.79, 37.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.894, 23.393, 24.074)`
Decimal	`9208705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8381, 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 #8C8381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #8C8381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8381; }
.text { color: #8c8381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 131 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8381, #8c8981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8381?: #8C8381 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8381?: The RGB value is 140, 131, 129: 140 red, 131 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8381?: The complementary color is #818A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.