What color is #8D7780?

#8D7780 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7780?

The RGB value is 141, 119, 128: 141 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7780?

The complementary color is #778D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7780 color

#8D7780 rgb(141, 119, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7780 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 46.7% green and 50.2% blue (141, 119, 128).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#8D7780 color codes

HEX	`#8D7780`
RGB	`rgb(141, 119, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 46.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, 10.13, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 10.28, 350.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.477, 20.415, 23.227)`
Decimal	`9271168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7780, 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 #8D7780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #8D7780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7780; }
.text { color: #8d7780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 119 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7780, #8d7977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D7780?: #8D7780 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7780?: The RGB value is 141, 119, 128: 141 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7780?: The complementary color is #778D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.