What color is #8D747B?

#8D747B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D747B?

The RGB value is 141, 116, 123: 141 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D747B?

The complementary color is #748D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D747B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D747B color

#8D747B rgb(141, 116, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D747B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.5% green and 48.2% blue (141, 116, 123).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#8D747B color codes

HEX	`#8D747B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 116, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, 10.97, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 10.97, 359.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.805, 19.584, 21.419)`
Decimal	`9270395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D747B, 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 #8D747B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D747B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #8D747B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d747b; }
.text { color: #8d747b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d747b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 116 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d747b, #8d7974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D747B?: #8D747B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D747B?: The RGB value is 141, 116, 123: 141 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D747B?: The complementary color is #748D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D747B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.