What color is #8D7D8F?

#8D7D8F is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7D8F?

The RGB value is 141, 125, 143: 141 red, 125 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7D8F?

The complementary color is #7F8F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7D8F color

#8D7D8F rgb(141, 125, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7D8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49% green and 56.1% blue (141, 125, 143).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#8D7D8F color codes

HEX	`#8D7D8F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 125, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, 9.55, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 12.12, 321.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.275, 22.313, 29.062)`
Decimal	`9272719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7D8F, 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 #8D7D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #8D7D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7d8f; }
.text { color: #8d7d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 125 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7d8f, #8f7d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D7D8F?: #8D7D8F is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7D8F?: The RGB value is 141, 125, 143: 141 red, 125 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7D8F?: The complementary color is #7F8F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.