What color is #8C7683?

#8C7683 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7683?

The RGB value is 140, 118, 131: 140 red, 118 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7683?

The complementary color is #768C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7683 color

#8C7683 rgb(140, 118, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7683 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 46.3% green and 51.4% blue (140, 118, 131).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#8C7683 color codes

HEX	`#8C7683`
RGB	`rgb(140, 118, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 46.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 10.9, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 11.58, 340.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.39, 20.171, 24.235)`
Decimal	`9205379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7683, 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 #8C7683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #8C7683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7683; }
.text { color: #8c7683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 118 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7683, #8c7678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7683?: #8C7683 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7683?: The RGB value is 140, 118, 131: 140 red, 118 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7683?: The complementary color is #768C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.