What color is #8B787A?

#8B787A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B787A?

The RGB value is 139, 120, 122: 139 red, 120 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B787A?

The complementary color is #788B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B787A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B787A color

#8B787A rgb(139, 120, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B787A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.1% green and 47.8% blue (139, 120, 122).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#8B787A color codes

HEX	`#8B787A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 120, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.21, 7.69, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.21, 7.86, 11.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.877, 20.328, 21.232)`
Decimal	`9140346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B787A, 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 #8B787A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B787A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #8B787A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b787a; }
.text { color: #8b787a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b787a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 120 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b787a, #8b7f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B787A?: #8B787A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B787A?: The RGB value is 139, 120, 122: 139 red, 120 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B787A?: The complementary color is #788B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B787A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.