What color is #8B7C80?

#8B7C80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7C80?

The RGB value is 139, 124, 128: 139 red, 124 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7C80?

The complementary color is #7C8B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7C80 color

#8B7C80 rgb(139, 124, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7C80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 48.6% green and 50.2% blue (139, 124, 128).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8B7C80 color codes

HEX	`#8B7C80`
RGB	`rgb(139, 124, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 48.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, 6.47, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 6.47, 359.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.751, 21.463, 23.415)`
Decimal	`9141376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7C80, 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 #8B7C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #8B7C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7c80; }
.text { color: #8b7c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 124 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7c80, #8b7f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7C80?: #8B7C80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7C80?: The RGB value is 139, 124, 128: 139 red, 124 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7C80?: The complementary color is #7C8B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.