What color is #8A747C?

#8A747C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A747C?

The RGB value is 138, 116, 124: 138 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A747C?

The complementary color is #748A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A747C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A747C color

#8A747C rgb(138, 116, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A747C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.5% green and 48.6% blue (138, 116, 124).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#8A747C color codes

HEX	`#8A747C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 116, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 45.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, 9.99, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 10.06, 353.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.364, 19.35, 21.727)`
Decimal	`9073788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A747C, 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 #8A747C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A747C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #8A747C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a747c; }
.text { color: #8a747c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a747c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 116 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a747c, #8a7774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A747C?: #8A747C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A747C?: The RGB value is 138, 116, 124: 138 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A747C?: The complementary color is #748A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A747C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.