What color is #8C8B7E?

#8C8B7E is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8B7E?

The RGB value is 140, 139, 126: 140 red, 139 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8B7E?

The complementary color is #7E7F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8B7E color

#8C8B7E rgb(140, 139, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8B7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.5% green and 49.4% blue (140, 139, 126).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#8C8B7E color codes

HEX	`#8C8B7E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 139, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.6, -2.05, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.6, 7.38, 106.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.813, 25.547, 23.411)`
Decimal	`9210750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8B7E, 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 #8C8B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #8C8B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8b7e; }
.text { color: #8c8b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 139 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8b7e, #868c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8C8B7E?: #8C8B7E is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8B7E?: The RGB value is 140, 139, 126: 140 red, 139 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8B7E?: The complementary color is #7E7F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.