What color is #8B8082?

#8B8082 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8082?

The RGB value is 139, 128, 130: 139 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8082?

The complementary color is #808B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8082 color

#8B8082 rgb(139, 128, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8082 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.2% green and 51% blue (139, 128, 130).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#8B8082 color codes

HEX	`#8B8082`
RGB	`rgb(139, 128, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.59, 4.54, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.59, 4.56, 5.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.395, 22.539, 24.285)`
Decimal	`9142402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8082, 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 #8B8082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #8B8082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8082; }
.text { color: #8b8082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 128 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8082, #8b8480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8082?: #8B8082 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8082?: The RGB value is 139, 128, 130: 139 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8082?: The complementary color is #808B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.