What color is #8C7986?

#8C7986 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7986?

The RGB value is 140, 121, 134: 140 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7986?

The complementary color is #798C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7986 color

#8C7986 rgb(140, 121, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 47.5% green and 52.5% blue (140, 121, 134).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#8C7986 color codes

HEX	`#8C7986`
RGB	`rgb(140, 121, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 47.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.92, 9.72, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.92, 10.66, 335.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.955, 20.972, 25.441)`
Decimal	`9206150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7986, 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 #8C7986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #8C7986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7986; }
.text { color: #8c7986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 121 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7986, #8c797c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7986?: #8C7986 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7986?: The RGB value is 140, 121, 134: 140 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7986?: The complementary color is #798C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.