What color is #8B7B8B?

#8B7B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7B8B?

The RGB value is 139, 123, 139: 139 red, 123 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7B8B?

The complementary color is #7B8B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7B8B color

#8B7B8B rgb(139, 123, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7B8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 48.2% green and 54.5% blue (139, 123, 139).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#8B7B8B color codes

HEX	`#8B7B8B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 123, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 48.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.51, 9.17, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.51, 11.19, 325.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.39, 21.519, 27.395)`
Decimal	`9141131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7B8B, 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 #8B7B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #8B7B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7b8b; }
.text { color: #8b7b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 123 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7b8b, #8b7b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7B8B?: #8B7B8B is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7B8B?: The RGB value is 139, 123, 139: 139 red, 123 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7B8B?: The complementary color is #7B8B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.