What color is #8B757A?

#8B757A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B757A?

The RGB value is 139, 117, 122: 139 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B757A?

The complementary color is #758B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B757A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B757A color

#8B757A rgb(139, 117, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B757A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 45.9% green and 47.8% blue (139, 117, 122).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#8B757A color codes

HEX	`#8B757A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 117, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 45.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.4, 9.43, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.4, 9.44, 2.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.521, 19.617, 21.114)`
Decimal	`9139578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B757A, 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 #8B757A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B757A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #8B757A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b757a; }
.text { color: #8b757a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b757a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 117 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b757a, #8b7b75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B757A?: #8B757A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B757A?: The RGB value is 139, 117, 122: 139 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B757A?: The complementary color is #758B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B757A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.