What color is #8A797D?

#8A797D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A797D?

The RGB value is 138, 121, 125: 138 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A797D?

The complementary color is #798A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A797D?

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.

#8A797D color

#8A797D rgb(138, 121, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A797D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.5% green and 49% blue (138, 121, 125).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8A797D color codes

HEX	`#8A797D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 121, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 47.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, 7.27, 0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 7.27, 1.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.02, 20.559, 22.259)`
Decimal	`9075069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A797D, 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 #8A797D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A797D 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 #8A797D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a797d; }
.text { color: #8a797d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a797d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 121 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a797d, #8a7e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A797D?: #8A797D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A797D?: The RGB value is 138, 121, 125: 138 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A797D?: The complementary color is #798A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A797D?: 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.