What color is #8C7F82?

#8C7F82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7F82?

The RGB value is 140, 127, 130: 140 red, 127 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7F82?

The complementary color is #7F8C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7F82 color

#8C7F82 rgb(140, 127, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7F82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 49.8% green and 51% blue (140, 127, 130).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#8C7F82 color codes

HEX	`#8C7F82`
RGB	`rgb(140, 127, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 49.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, 5.49, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 5.49, 1.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.433, 22.366, 24.25)`
Decimal	`9207682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7F82, 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 #8C7F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #8C7F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7f82; }
.text { color: #8c7f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 127 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7f82, #8c837f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7F82?: #8C7F82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7F82?: The RGB value is 140, 127, 130: 140 red, 127 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7F82?: The complementary color is #7F8C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.