What color is #8D7A87?

#8D7A87 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7A87?

The RGB value is 141, 122, 135: 141 red, 122 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7A87?

The complementary color is #7A8D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7A87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7A87 color

#8D7A87 rgb(141, 122, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7A87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 47.8% green and 52.9% blue (141, 122, 135).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#8D7A87 color codes

HEX	`#8D7A87`
RGB	`rgb(141, 122, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 47.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 9.71, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 10.64, 335.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.317, 21.331, 25.859)`
Decimal	`9271943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7A87, 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 #8D7A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #8D7A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7a87; }
.text { color: #8d7a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 122 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7a87, #8d7a7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D7A87?: #8D7A87 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7A87?: The RGB value is 141, 122, 135: 141 red, 122 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7A87?: The complementary color is #7A8D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7A87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.