What color is #8D8B7C?

#8D8B7C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8B7C?

The RGB value is 141, 139, 124: 141 red, 139 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8B7C?

The complementary color is #7C7E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8B7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8B7C color

#8D8B7C rgb(141, 139, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8B7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.5% green and 48.6% blue (141, 139, 124).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#8D8B7C color codes

HEX	`#8D8B7C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 139, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.64, -2.02, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.64, 8.54, 103.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.855, 25.583, 22.746)`
Decimal	`9276284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8B7C, 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 #8D8B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #8D8B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8b7c; }
.text { color: #8d8b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 139 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8b7c, #878d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8D8B7C?: #8D8B7C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8B7C?: The RGB value is 141, 139, 124: 141 red, 139 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8B7C?: The complementary color is #7C7E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8B7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.