What color is #8D787C?

#8D787C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D787C?

The RGB value is 141, 120, 124: 141 red, 120 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D787C?

The complementary color is #788D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D787C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D787C color

#8D787C rgb(141, 120, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D787C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 47.1% green and 48.6% blue (141, 120, 124).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#8D787C color codes

HEX	`#8D787C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 120, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 47.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, 8.82, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 8.86, 5.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.339, 20.551, 21.908)`
Decimal	`9271420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D787C, 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 #8D787C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D787C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #8D787C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d787c; }
.text { color: #8d787c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d787c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 120 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d787c, #8d7e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D787C?: #8D787C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D787C?: The RGB value is 141, 120, 124: 141 red, 120 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D787C?: The complementary color is #788D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D787C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.