What color is #8C797D?

#8C797D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C797D?

The RGB value is 140, 121, 125: 140 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C797D?

The complementary color is #798C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C797D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C797D color

#8C797D rgb(140, 121, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C797D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 47.5% green and 49% blue (140, 121, 125).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#8C797D color codes

HEX	`#8C797D`
RGB	`rgb(140, 121, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 47.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.65, 8.04, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.65, 8.05, 3.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.354, 20.731, 22.275)`
Decimal	`9206141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C797D, 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 #8C797D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C797D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #8C797D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c797d; }
.text { color: #8c797d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c797d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 121 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c797d, #8c7f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C797D?: #8C797D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C797D?: The RGB value is 140, 121, 125: 140 red, 121 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C797D?: The complementary color is #798C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C797D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.