What color is #8D887E?

#8D887E is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D887E?

The RGB value is 141, 136, 126: 141 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D887E?

The complementary color is #7E838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D887E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D887E color

#8D887E rgb(141, 136, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D887E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 53.3% green and 49.4% blue (141, 136, 126).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#8D887E color codes

HEX	`#8D887E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 136, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 53.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, 0.02, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 6.03, 89.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.554, 24.778, 23.276)`
Decimal	`9275518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D887E, 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 #8D887E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D887E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #8D887E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d887e; }
.text { color: #8d887e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d887e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 136 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d887e, #8b8d7e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D887E?: #8D887E is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D887E?: The RGB value is 141, 136, 126: 141 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D887E?: The complementary color is #7E838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D887E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.