What color is #8A767C?

#8A767C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A767C?

The RGB value is 138, 118, 124: 138 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A767C?

The complementary color is #768A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A767C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A767C color

#8A767C rgb(138, 118, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A767C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 46.3% green and 48.6% blue (138, 118, 124).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#8A767C color codes

HEX	`#8A767C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 118, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 46.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, 8.83, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 8.84, 357.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.597, 19.816, 21.805)`
Decimal	`9074300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A767C, 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 #8A767C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A767C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #8A767C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a767c; }
.text { color: #8a767c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a767c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 118 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a767c, #8a7a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A767C?: #8A767C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A767C?: The RGB value is 138, 118, 124: 138 red, 118 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A767C?: The complementary color is #768A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A767C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.