What color is #8B717A?

#8B717A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B717A?

The RGB value is 139, 113, 122: 139 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B717A?

The complementary color is #718B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B717A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B717A color

#8B717A rgb(139, 113, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B717A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 44.3% green and 47.8% blue (139, 113, 122).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#8B717A color codes

HEX	`#8B717A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 113, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 44.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.34, 11.77, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.34, 11.82, 354.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.065, 18.705, 20.962)`
Decimal	`9138554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B717A, 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 #8B717A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B717A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #8B717A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b717a; }
.text { color: #8b717a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b717a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 113 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b717a, #8b7571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B717A?: #8B717A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B717A?: The RGB value is 139, 113, 122: 139 red, 113 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B717A?: The complementary color is #718B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B717A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.