What color is #8C7889?

#8C7889 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7889?

The RGB value is 140, 120, 137: 140 red, 120 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7889?

The complementary color is #788C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7889 color

#8C7889 rgb(140, 120, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7889 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 47.1% green and 53.7% blue (140, 120, 137).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#8C7889 color codes

HEX	`#8C7889`
RGB	`rgb(140, 120, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 47.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, 10.89, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 12.62, 329.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.047, 20.815, 26.518)`
Decimal	`9205897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7889, 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 #8C7889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #8C7889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7889; }
.text { color: #8c7889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 120 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7889, #8c787f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7889?: #8C7889 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7889?: The RGB value is 140, 120, 137: 140 red, 120 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7889?: The complementary color is #788C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.