What color is #8F778D?

#8F778D 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 #8F778D?

The RGB value is 143, 119, 141: 143 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F778D?

The complementary color is #778F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F778D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F778D color

#8F778D rgb(143, 119, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F778D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 46.7% green and 55.3% blue (143, 119, 141).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#8F778D color codes

HEX	`#8F778D`
RGB	`rgb(143, 119, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 46.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, 13.37, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 15.82, 327.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.732, 20.957, 28.042)`
Decimal	`9402253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F778D, 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 #8F778D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F778D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #8F778D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f778d; }
.text { color: #8f778d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f778d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 119 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f778d, #8f7781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F778D?: #8F778D 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 #8F778D?: The RGB value is 143, 119, 141: 143 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F778D?: The complementary color is #778F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F778D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.