What color is #8D7E82?

#8D7E82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7E82?

The RGB value is 141, 126, 130: 141 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7E82?

The complementary color is #7E8D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7E82 color

#8D7E82 rgb(141, 126, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7E82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49.4% green and 51% blue (141, 126, 130).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#8D7E82 color codes

HEX	`#8D7E82`
RGB	`rgb(141, 126, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, 6.45, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 6.45, 359.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.474, 22.197, 24.215)`
Decimal	`9272962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7E82, 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 #8D7E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #8D7E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7e82; }
.text { color: #8d7e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 126 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7e82, #8d827e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D7E82?: #8D7E82 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7E82?: The RGB value is 141, 126, 130: 141 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7E82?: The complementary color is #7E8D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.