What color is #8D8D8A?

#8D8D8A is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8D8A?

The RGB value is 141, 141, 138: 141 red, 141 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8D8A?

The complementary color is #8A8A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8D8A color

#8D8D8A rgb(141, 141, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8D8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.3% green and 54.1% blue (141, 141, 138).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#8D8D8A color codes

HEX	`#8D8D8A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 141, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.55, -0.58, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.55, 1.7, 109.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.096, 26.547, 27.842)`
Decimal	`9276810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8D8A, 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 #8D8D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #8D8D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8d8a; }
.text { color: #8d8d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 141 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8d8a, #8c8d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8D8A?: #8D8D8A is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8D8A?: The RGB value is 141, 141, 138: 141 red, 141 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8D8A?: The complementary color is #8A8A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.