What color is #8D8486?

#8D8486 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8486?

The RGB value is 141, 132, 134: 141 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8486?

The complementary color is #848D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8486 color

#8D8486 rgb(141, 132, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8486 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51.8% green and 52.5% blue (141, 132, 134).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 4% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#8D8486 color codes

HEX	`#8D8486`
RGB	`rgb(141, 132, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 4%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.97, 3.76, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.97, 3.76, 2.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.538, 23.887, 25.92)`
Decimal	`9274502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8486, 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 #8D8486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #8D8486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8486; }
.text { color: #8d8486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 132 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8486, #8d8784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8486?: #8D8486 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8486?: The RGB value is 141, 132, 134: 141 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8486?: The complementary color is #848D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.