What color is #8C798F?

#8C798F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C798F?

The RGB value is 140, 121, 143: 140 red, 121 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C798F?

The complementary color is #7C8F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C798F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C798F color

#8C798F rgb(140, 121, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C798F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 47.5% green and 56.1% blue (140, 121, 143).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#8C798F color codes

HEX	`#8C798F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 121, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 47.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.2, 11.51, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.2, 14.73, 321.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.61, 21.234, 28.889)`
Decimal	`9206159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C798F, 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 #8C798F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C798F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #8C798F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c798f; }
.text { color: #8c798f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c798f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 121 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c798f, #8f7987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8C798F?: #8C798F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C798F?: The RGB value is 140, 121, 143: 140 red, 121 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C798F?: The complementary color is #7C8F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C798F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.