What color is #8C8D84?

#8C8D84 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8D84?

The RGB value is 140, 141, 132: 140 red, 141 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8D84?

The complementary color is #85848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8D84 color

#8C8D84 rgb(140, 141, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8D84 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 55.3% green and 51.8% blue (140, 141, 132).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#8C8D84 color codes

HEX	`#8C8D84`
RGB	`rgb(140, 141, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 55.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.31, -2.08, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.31, 5.11, 114.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.504, 26.291, 25.609)`
Decimal	`9211268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8D84, 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 #8C8D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #8C8D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8d84; }
.text { color: #8c8d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 141 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8d84, #888d84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C8D84?: #8C8D84 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8D84?: The RGB value is 140, 141, 132: 140 red, 141 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8D84?: The complementary color is #85848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.