What color is #8D7C7E?

#8D7C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7C7E?

The RGB value is 141, 124, 126: 141 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7C7E?

The complementary color is #7C8D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7C7E color

#8D7C7E rgb(141, 124, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7C7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 48.6% green and 49.4% blue (141, 124, 126).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#8D7C7E color codes

HEX	`#8D7C7E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 124, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 48.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.58, 6.87, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.58, 6.99, 10.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.958, 21.585, 22.744)`
Decimal	`9272446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7C7E, 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 #8D7C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #8D7C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7c7e; }
.text { color: #8d7c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 124 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7c7e, #8d837c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D7C7E?: #8D7C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7C7E?: The RGB value is 141, 124, 126: 141 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7C7E?: The complementary color is #7C8D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.