What color is #8A7885?

#8A7885 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7885?

The RGB value is 138, 120, 133: 138 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7885?

The complementary color is #788A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7885 color

#8A7885 rgb(138, 120, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7885 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.1% green and 52.2% blue (138, 120, 133).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#8A7885 color codes

HEX	`#8A7885`
RGB	`rgb(138, 120, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 47.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, 9.36, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 10.39, 334.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.431, 20.53, 25.019)`
Decimal	`9074821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7885, 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 #8A7885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #8A7885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7885; }
.text { color: #8a7885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 120 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7885, #8a787c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7885?: #8A7885 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7885?: The RGB value is 138, 120, 133: 138 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7885?: The complementary color is #788A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.