What color is #8C7A83?

#8C7A83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7A83?

The RGB value is 140, 122, 131: 140 red, 122 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7A83?

The complementary color is #7A8C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7A83 color

#8C7A83 rgb(140, 122, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7A83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 47.8% green and 51.4% blue (140, 122, 131).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#8C7A83 color codes

HEX	`#8C7A83`
RGB	`rgb(140, 122, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 47.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.1, 8.57, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.1, 8.88, 344.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.871, 21.134, 24.395)`
Decimal	`9206403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7A83, 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 #8C7A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #8C7A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7a83; }
.text { color: #8c7a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 122 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7a83, #8c7a7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7A83?: #8C7A83 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7A83?: The RGB value is 140, 122, 131: 140 red, 122 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7A83?: The complementary color is #7A8C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.