What color is #8F7884?

#8F7884 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 #8F7884?

The RGB value is 143, 120, 132: 143 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7884?

The complementary color is #788F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7884?

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.

#8F7884 color

#8F7884 rgb(143, 120, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F7884 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.1% green and 51.8% blue (143, 120, 132).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8F7884 color codes

HEX	`#8F7884`
RGB	`rgb(143, 120, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, 11.05, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 11.51, 343.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.209, 20.939, 24.697)`
Decimal	`9402500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7884, 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 #8F7884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7884 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 #8F7884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7884; }
.text { color: #8f7884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 120 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7884, #8f7879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F7884?: #8F7884 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 #8F7884?: The RGB value is 143, 120, 132: 143 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7884?: The complementary color is #788F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7884?: 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.