What color is #8C8C7F?

#8C8C7F is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8C7F?

The RGB value is 140, 140, 127: 140 red, 140 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8C7F?

The complementary color is #7F7F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8C7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8C7F color

#8C8C7F rgb(140, 140, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8C7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.9% green and 49.8% blue (140, 140, 127).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% 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 6.17:1).

#8C8C7F color codes

HEX	`#8C8C7F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 140, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -2.44, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 7.36, 109.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.024, 25.864, 23.801)`
Decimal	`9211007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8C7F, 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 #8C8C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #8C8C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8c7f; }
.text { color: #8c8c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 140 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8c7f, #868c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8C8C7F?: #8C8C7F is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8C7F?: The RGB value is 140, 140, 127: 140 red, 140 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8C7F?: The complementary color is #7F7F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8C7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.