What color is #8B7A85?

#8B7A85 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7A85?

The RGB value is 139, 122, 133: 139 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7A85?

The complementary color is #7A8B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7A85 color

#8B7A85 rgb(139, 122, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7A85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.8% green and 52.2% blue (139, 122, 133).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#8B7A85 color codes

HEX	`#8B7A85`
RGB	`rgb(139, 122, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, 8.57, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 9.29, 337.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.84, 21.102, 25.108)`
Decimal	`9140869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7A85, 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 #8B7A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #8B7A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7a85; }
.text { color: #8b7a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 122 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7a85, #8b7a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7A85?: #8B7A85 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7A85?: The RGB value is 139, 122, 133: 139 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7A85?: The complementary color is #7A8B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.