What color is #8D838A?

#8D838A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D838A?

The RGB value is 141, 131, 138: 141 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D838A?

The complementary color is #838D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D838A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D838A color

#8D838A rgb(141, 131, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D838A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51.4% green and 54.1% blue (141, 131, 138).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#8D838A color codes

HEX	`#8D838A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 131, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, 5.1, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 5.63, 334.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.688, 23.731, 27.372)`
Decimal	`9274250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D838A, 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 #8D838A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D838A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #8D838A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d838a; }
.text { color: #8d838a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d838a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 131 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d838a, #8d8385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D838A?: #8D838A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D838A?: The RGB value is 141, 131, 138: 141 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D838A?: The complementary color is #838D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D838A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.