What color is #8A7686?

#8A7686 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7686?

The RGB value is 138, 118, 134: 138 red, 118 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7686?

The complementary color is #768A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7686 color

#8A7686 rgb(138, 118, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7686 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 46.3% green and 52.5% blue (138, 118, 134).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#8A7686 color codes

HEX	`#8A7686`
RGB	`rgb(138, 118, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 46.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, 10.72, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 12.21, 331.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.262, 20.082, 25.306)`
Decimal	`9074310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7686, 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 #8A7686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #8A7686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7686; }
.text { color: #8a7686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 118 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7686, #8a767c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7686?: #8A7686 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7686?: The RGB value is 138, 118, 134: 138 red, 118 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7686?: The complementary color is #768A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.