What color is #8A777A?

#8A777A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A777A?

The RGB value is 138, 119, 122: 138 red, 119 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A777A?

The complementary color is #778A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A777A?

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.

#8A777A color

#8A777A rgb(138, 119, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A777A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 46.7% green and 47.8% blue (138, 119, 122).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8A777A color codes

HEX	`#8A777A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 119, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 46.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 7.88, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 7.95, 7.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.591, 20.003, 21.185)`
Decimal	`9074554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A777A, 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 #8A777A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A777A 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 #8A777A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a777a; }
.text { color: #8a777a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a777a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 119 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a777a, #8a7d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A777A?: #8A777A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A777A?: The RGB value is 138, 119, 122: 138 red, 119 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A777A?: The complementary color is #778A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A777A?: 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.