What color is #8A728E?

#8A728E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A728E?

The RGB value is 138, 114, 142: 138 red, 114 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A728E?

The complementary color is #768E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A728E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A728E color

#8A728E rgb(138, 114, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A728E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 44.7% green and 55.7% blue (138, 114, 142).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#8A728E color codes

HEX	`#8A728E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 114, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 44.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 14.68, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 18.79, 321.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.38, 19.391, 28.203)`
Decimal	`9073294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A728E, 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 #8A728E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A728E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #8A728E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a728e; }
.text { color: #8a728e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a728e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 114 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a728e, #8e7284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8A728E?: #8A728E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A728E?: The RGB value is 138, 114, 142: 138 red, 114 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A728E?: The complementary color is #768E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A728E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.