What color is #8C8582?

#8C8582 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8582?

The RGB value is 140, 133, 130: 140 red, 133 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8582?

The complementary color is #82898C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8582?

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.

#8C8582 color

#8C8582 rgb(140, 133, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8582 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 52.2% green and 51% blue (140, 133, 130).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8C8582 color codes

HEX	`#8C8582`
RGB	`rgb(140, 133, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 52.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.05, 2.06, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.05, 3.28, 51.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.232, 23.962, 24.516)`
Decimal	`9209218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8582, 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 #8C8582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8582 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 #8C8582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8582; }
.text { color: #8c8582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 133 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8582, #8c8a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C8582?: #8C8582 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8582?: The RGB value is 140, 133, 130: 140 red, 133 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8582?: The complementary color is #82898C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8582?: 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.