What color is #8C7D8B?

#8C7D8B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7D8B?

The RGB value is 140, 125, 139: 140 red, 125 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7D8B?

The complementary color is #7D8C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7D8B color

#8C7D8B rgb(140, 125, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7D8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 49% green and 54.5% blue (140, 125, 139).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#8C7D8B color codes

HEX	`#8C7D8B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 125, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 49%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.14, 8.38, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.14, 10.01, 326.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.808, 22.107, 27.487)`
Decimal	`9207179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7D8B, 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 #8C7D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #8C7D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7d8b; }
.text { color: #8c7d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 125 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7d8b, #8c7d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7D8B?: #8C7D8B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7D8B?: The RGB value is 140, 125, 139: 140 red, 125 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7D8B?: The complementary color is #7D8C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.