What color is #8D8D82?

#8D8D82 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8D82?

The RGB value is 141, 141, 130: 141 red, 141 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8D82?

The complementary color is #82828D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8D82 color

#8D8D82 rgb(141, 141, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8D82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.3% green and 51% blue (141, 141, 130).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#8D8D82 color codes

HEX	`#8D8D82`
RGB	`rgb(141, 141, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.34, -2.07, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.34, 6.22, 109.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.538, 26.324, 24.903)`
Decimal	`9276802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8D82, 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 #8D8D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #8D8D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8d82; }
.text { color: #8d8d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 141 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8d82, #888d82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8D82?: #8D8D82 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8D82?: The RGB value is 141, 141, 130: 141 red, 141 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8D82?: The complementary color is #82828D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.