What color is #8E7785?

#8E7785 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7785?

The RGB value is 142, 119, 133: 142 red, 119 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7785?

The complementary color is #778E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7785 color

#8E7785 rgb(142, 119, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E7785 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 46.7% green and 52.2% blue (142, 119, 133).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% 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 5.13:1).

#8E7785 color codes

HEX	`#8E7785`
RGB	`rgb(142, 119, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 46.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, 11.45, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 12.23, 339.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.985, 20.638, 25.011)`
Decimal	`9336709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7785, 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 #8E7785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #8E7785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7785; }
.text { color: #8e7785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 119 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7785, #8e7779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E7785?: #8E7785 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7785?: The RGB value is 142, 119, 133: 142 red, 119 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7785?: The complementary color is #778E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.