What color is #8C858B?

#8C858B is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C858B?

The RGB value is 140, 133, 139: 140 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C858B?

The complementary color is #858C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C858B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C858B color

#8C858B rgb(140, 133, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C858B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 52.2% green and 54.5% blue (140, 133, 139).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#8C858B color codes

HEX	`#8C858B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 133, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 52.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 5%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.3, 3.78, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.3, 4.41, 328.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.862, 24.215, 27.838)`
Decimal	`9209227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C858B, 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 #8C858B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C858B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #8C858B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c858b; }
.text { color: #8c858b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c858b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 133 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c858b, #8c8588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C858B?: #8C858B is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C858B?: The RGB value is 140, 133, 139: 140 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C858B?: The complementary color is #858C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C858B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.