What color is #8B7980?

#8B7980 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7980?

The RGB value is 139, 121, 128: 139 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7980?

The complementary color is #798B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7980 color

#8B7980 rgb(139, 121, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7980 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.5% green and 50.2% blue (139, 121, 128).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#8B7980 color codes

HEX	`#8B7980`
RGB	`rgb(139, 121, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, 8.21, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 8.3, 351.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.381, 20.723, 23.291)`
Decimal	`9140608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7980, 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 #8B7980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #8B7980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7980; }
.text { color: #8b7980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 121 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7980, #8b7b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7980?: #8B7980 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7980?: The RGB value is 139, 121, 128: 139 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7980?: The complementary color is #798B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.