What color is #8A7978?

#8A7978 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7978?

The RGB value is 138, 121, 120: 138 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7978?

The complementary color is #78898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7978 color

#8A7978 rgb(138, 121, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7978 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.5% green and 47.1% blue (138, 121, 120).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#8A7978 color codes

HEX	`#8A7978`
RGB	`rgb(138, 121, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 47.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, 6.36, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 7.01, 24.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.709, 20.435, 20.619)`
Decimal	`9075064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7978, 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 #8A7978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #8A7978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7978; }
.text { color: #8a7978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 121 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7978, #8a8278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A7978?: #8A7978 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7978?: The RGB value is 138, 121, 120: 138 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7978?: The complementary color is #78898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.