What color is #8D8B81?

#8D8B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8B81?

The RGB value is 141, 139, 129: 141 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8B81?

The complementary color is #81838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8B81 color

#8D8B81 rgb(141, 139, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8B81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.5% green and 50.6% blue (141, 139, 129).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#8D8B81 color codes

HEX	`#8D8B81`
RGB	`rgb(141, 139, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, -1.13, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 5.72, 101.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.179, 25.713, 24.454)`
Decimal	`9276289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8B81, 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 #8D8B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #8D8B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8b81; }
.text { color: #8d8b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 139 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8b81, #898d81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8B81?: #8D8B81 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8B81?: The RGB value is 141, 139, 129: 141 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8B81?: The complementary color is #81838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.