What color is #8D7C7B?

#8D7C7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7C7B?

The RGB value is 141, 124, 123: 141 red, 124 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7C7B?

The complementary color is #7B8C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7C7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7C7B color

#8D7C7B rgb(141, 124, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7C7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 48.6% green and 48.2% blue (141, 124, 123).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% 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 5.3:1).

#8D7C7B color codes

HEX	`#8D7C7B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 124, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 48.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, 6.33, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 6.98, 24.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.767, 21.509, 21.74)`
Decimal	`9272443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7C7B, 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 #8D7C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #8D7C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7c7b; }
.text { color: #8d7c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 124 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7c7b, #8d857b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D7C7B?: #8D7C7B is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7C7B?: The RGB value is 141, 124, 123: 141 red, 124 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7C7B?: The complementary color is #7B8C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7C7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.