What color is #8A7683?

#8A7683 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7683?

The RGB value is 138, 118, 131: 138 red, 118 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7683?

The complementary color is #768A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7683 color

#8A7683 rgb(138, 118, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7683 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 46.3% green and 51.4% blue (138, 118, 131).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#8A7683 color codes

HEX	`#8A7683`
RGB	`rgb(138, 118, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 46.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 10.14, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 10.98, 337.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.056, 19.999, 24.219)`
Decimal	`9074307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7683, 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 #8A7683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #8A7683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7683; }
.text { color: #8a7683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 118 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7683, #8a7679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7683?: #8A7683 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7683?: The RGB value is 138, 118, 131: 138 red, 118 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7683?: The complementary color is #768A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.