What color is #8D787F?

#8D787F 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 #8D787F?

The RGB value is 141, 120, 127: 141 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D787F?

The complementary color is #788D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D787F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D787F color

#8D787F rgb(141, 120, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D787F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 47.1% green and 49.8% blue (141, 120, 127).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#8D787F color codes

HEX	`#8D787F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 120, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 47.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, 9.37, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 9.4, 355.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.531, 20.628, 22.922)`
Decimal	`9271423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D787F, 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 #8D787F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D787F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #8D787F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d787f; }
.text { color: #8d787f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d787f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 120 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d787f, #8d7b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D787F?: #8D787F 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 #8D787F?: The RGB value is 141, 120, 127: 141 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D787F?: The complementary color is #788D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D787F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.