What color is #8B788D?

#8B788D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B788D?

The RGB value is 139, 120, 141: 139 red, 120 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B788D?

The complementary color is #7A8D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B788D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B788D color

#8B788D rgb(139, 120, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B788D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.1% green and 55.3% blue (139, 120, 141).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#8B788D color codes

HEX	`#8B788D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 120, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, 11.32, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 14.26, 322.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.171, 20.845, 28.05)`
Decimal	`9140365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B788D, 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 #8B788D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B788D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #8B788D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b788d; }
.text { color: #8b788d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b788d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 120 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b788d, #8d7885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B788D?: #8B788D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B788D?: The RGB value is 139, 120, 141: 139 red, 120 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B788D?: The complementary color is #7A8D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B788D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.