What color is #8D877D?

#8D877D is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D877D?

The RGB value is 141, 135, 125: 141 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D877D?

The complementary color is #7D838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D877D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D877D color

#8D877D rgb(141, 135, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D877D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 52.9% green and 49% blue (141, 135, 125).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Petrified (#8B8680), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#8D877D color codes

HEX	`#8D877D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 135, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 52.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.56, 0.4, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.56, 6.19, 86.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.35, 24.472, 22.891)`
Decimal	`9275261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D877D, 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 #8D877D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D877D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #8D877D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d877d; }
.text { color: #8d877d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d877d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 135 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d877d, #8b8d7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D877D?: #8D877D is a gray, closest to the named color Petrified. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D877D?: The RGB value is 141, 135, 125: 141 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D877D?: The complementary color is #7D838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D877D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.