What color is #8E728A?

#8E728A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E728A?

The RGB value is 142, 114, 138: 142 red, 114 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E728A?

The complementary color is #728E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E728A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E728A color

#8E728A rgb(142, 114, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E728A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 44.7% green and 54.1% blue (142, 114, 138).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#8E728A color codes

HEX	`#8E728A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 114, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 44.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.41, 15.33, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.41, 17.74, 329.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.76, 19.621, 26.681)`
Decimal	`9335434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E728A, 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 #8E728A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E728A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #8E728A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e728a; }
.text { color: #8e728a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e728a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 114 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e728a, #8e727c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E728A?: #8E728A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E728A?: The RGB value is 142, 114, 138: 142 red, 114 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E728A?: The complementary color is #728E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E728A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.