What color is #8A7D88?

#8A7D88 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7D88?

The RGB value is 138, 125, 136: 138 red, 125 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7D88?

The complementary color is #7D8A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7D88 color

#8A7D88 rgb(138, 125, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7D88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 49% green and 53.3% blue (138, 125, 136).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#8A7D88 color codes

HEX	`#8A7D88`
RGB	`rgb(138, 125, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 49%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, 7.05, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 8.18, 329.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.258, 21.848, 26.332)`
Decimal	`9076104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7D88, 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 #8A7D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #8A7D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7d88; }
.text { color: #8a7d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 125 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7d88, #8a7d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7D88?: #8A7D88 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7D88?: The RGB value is 138, 125, 136: 138 red, 125 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7D88?: The complementary color is #7D8A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.