What color is #8D847F?

#8D847F is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D847F?

The RGB value is 141, 132, 127: 141 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D847F?

The complementary color is #7F888D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D847F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D847F color

#8D847F rgb(141, 132, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D847F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51.8% green and 49.8% blue (141, 132, 127).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#8D847F color codes

HEX	`#8D847F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 132, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.78, 2.46, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.78, 4.62, 57.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.066, 23.698, 23.434)`
Decimal	`9274495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D847F, 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 #8D847F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D847F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #8D847F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d847f; }
.text { color: #8d847f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d847f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 132 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d847f, #8d8b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D847F?: #8D847F is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D847F?: The RGB value is 141, 132, 127: 141 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D847F?: The complementary color is #7F888D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D847F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.