What color is #8D9281?

#8D9281 is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9281?

The RGB value is 141, 146, 129: 141 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9281?

The complementary color is #868192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9281 color

#8D9281 rgb(141, 146, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D9281 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (141, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#8D9281 color codes

HEX	`#8D9281`
RGB	`rgb(141, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, -5.03, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 9.78, 120.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.225, 27.805, 24.803)`
Decimal	`9278081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9281, 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 #8D9281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #8D9281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9281; }
.text { color: #8d9281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9281, #859281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8D9281?: #8D9281 is a gray, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9281?: The RGB value is 141, 146, 129: 141 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9281?: The complementary color is #868192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.