What color is #8D7E8A?

#8D7E8A is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7E8A?

The RGB value is 141, 126, 138: 141 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7E8A?

The complementary color is #7E8D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7E8A color

#8D7E8A rgb(141, 126, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7E8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49.4% green and 54.1% blue (141, 126, 138).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#8D7E8A color codes

HEX	`#8D7E8A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 126, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, 7.98, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 9.1, 331.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.032, 22.42, 27.154)`
Decimal	`9272970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7E8A, 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 #8D7E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #8D7E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7e8a; }
.text { color: #8d7e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 126 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7e8a, #8d7e83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D7E8A?: #8D7E8A is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7E8A?: The RGB value is 141, 126, 138: 141 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7E8A?: The complementary color is #7E8D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.