What color is #8A7F89?

#8A7F89 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7F89?

The RGB value is 138, 127, 137: 138 red, 127 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7F89?

The complementary color is #7F8A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7F89 color

#8A7F89 rgb(138, 127, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7F89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 49.8% green and 53.7% blue (138, 127, 137).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% 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 5.48:1).

#8A7F89 color codes

HEX	`#8A7F89`
RGB	`rgb(138, 127, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 49.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 8%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.44, 6.09, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.44, 7.22, 327.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.585, 22.388, 26.794)`
Decimal	`9076617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7F89, 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 #8A7F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #8A7F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7f89; }
.text { color: #8a7f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 127 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7f89, #8a7f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7F89?: #8A7F89 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7F89?: The RGB value is 138, 127, 137: 138 red, 127 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7F89?: The complementary color is #7F8A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.