What color is #8D8785?

#8D8785 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8785?

The RGB value is 141, 135, 133: 141 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8785?

The complementary color is #858B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8785 color

#8D8785 rgb(141, 135, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8785 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 52.9% green and 52.2% blue (141, 135, 133).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 3% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#8D8785 color codes

HEX	`#8D8785`
RGB	`rgb(141, 135, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 52.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 3%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.77, 1.86, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.77, 2.64, 45.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.882, 24.684, 25.692)`
Decimal	`9275269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8785, 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 #8D8785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #8D8785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8785; }
.text { color: #8d8785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 135 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8785, #8d8b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8785?: #8D8785 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8785?: The RGB value is 141, 135, 133: 141 red, 135 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8785?: The complementary color is #858B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.