What color is #8D818A?

#8D818A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D818A?

The RGB value is 141, 129, 138: 141 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D818A?

The complementary color is #818D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D818A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D818A color

#8D818A rgb(141, 129, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D818A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 50.6% green and 54.1% blue (141, 129, 138).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#8D818A color codes

HEX	`#8D818A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 129, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 50.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.28, 6.25, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.28, 7.02, 332.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.422, 23.198, 27.284)`
Decimal	`9273738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D818A, 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 #8D818A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D818A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #8D818A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d818a; }
.text { color: #8d818a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d818a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 129 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d818a, #8d8184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D818A?: #8D818A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D818A?: The RGB value is 141, 129, 138: 141 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D818A?: The complementary color is #818D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D818A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.