What color is #8C8E80?

#8C8E80 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8E80?

The RGB value is 140, 142, 128: 140 red, 142 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8E80?

The complementary color is #82808E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8E80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8E80 color

#8C8E80 rgb(140, 142, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8E80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 55.7% green and 50.2% blue (140, 142, 128).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#8C8E80 color codes

HEX	`#8C8E80`
RGB	`rgb(140, 142, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 55.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, -3.37, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 7.96, 115.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.384, 26.48, 24.244)`
Decimal	`9211520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8E80, 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 #8C8E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #8C8E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8e80; }
.text { color: #8c8e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 142 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8e80, #858e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8C8E80?: #8C8E80 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8E80?: The RGB value is 140, 142, 128: 140 red, 142 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8E80?: The complementary color is #82808E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8E80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.