What color is #8D8283?

#8D8283 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8283?

The RGB value is 141, 130, 131: 141 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8283?

The complementary color is #828D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8283 color

#8D8283 rgb(141, 130, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8283 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51% green and 51.4% blue (141, 130, 131).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#8D8283 color codes

HEX	`#8D8283`
RGB	`rgb(141, 130, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.35, 4.34, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.35, 4.44, 12.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.063, 23.267, 24.744)`
Decimal	`9273987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8283, 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 #8D8283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #8D8283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8283; }
.text { color: #8d8283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 130 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8283, #8d8782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8283?: #8D8283 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8283?: The RGB value is 141, 130, 131: 141 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8283?: The complementary color is #828D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.