What color is #8A6F77?

#8A6F77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6F77?

The RGB value is 138, 111, 119: 138 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6F77?

The complementary color is #6F8A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6F77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6F77 color

#8A6F77 rgb(138, 111, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A6F77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 43.5% green and 46.7% blue (138, 111, 119).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#8A6F77 color codes

HEX	`#8A6F77`
RGB	`rgb(138, 111, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 43.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.62, 12.02, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.62, 12.02, 358.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.495, 18.105, 19.917)`
Decimal	`9072503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6F77, 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 #8A6F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #8A6F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6f77; }
.text { color: #8a6f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 111 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6f77, #8a756f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A6F77?: #8A6F77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6F77?: The RGB value is 138, 111, 119: 138 red, 111 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6F77?: The complementary color is #6F8A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6F77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.