What color is #8C8581?

#8C8581 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8581?

The RGB value is 140, 133, 129: 140 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8581?

The complementary color is #81888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8581 color

#8C8581 rgb(140, 133, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8581 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 52.2% green and 50.6% blue (140, 133, 129).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#8C8581 color codes

HEX	`#8C8581`
RGB	`rgb(140, 133, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 52.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.02, 1.87, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.02, 3.61, 58.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.165, 23.936, 24.164)`
Decimal	`9209217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8581, 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 #8C8581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #8C8581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8581; }
.text { color: #8c8581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 133 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8581, #8c8b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8581?: #8C8581 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8581?: The RGB value is 140, 133, 129: 140 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8581?: The complementary color is #81888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.