What color is #8B7A7C?

#8B7A7C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7A7C?

The RGB value is 139, 122, 124: 139 red, 122 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7A7C?

The complementary color is #7A8B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7A7C?

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.

#8B7A7C color

#8B7A7C rgb(139, 122, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7A7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.8% green and 48.6% blue (139, 122, 124).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8B7A7C color codes

HEX	`#8B7A7C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 122, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.8, 6.89, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.8, 7.01, 10.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.245, 20.864, 21.973)`
Decimal	`9140860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7A7C, 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 #8B7A7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7A7C 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 #8B7A7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7a7c; }
.text { color: #8b7a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7a7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 122 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7a7c, #8b817a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7A7C?: #8B7A7C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7A7C?: The RGB value is 139, 122, 124: 139 red, 122 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7A7C?: The complementary color is #7A8B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7A7C?: 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.