What color is #8F788C?

#8F788C 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 #8F788C?

The RGB value is 143, 120, 140: 143 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F788C?

The complementary color is #788F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F788C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F788C color

#8F788C rgb(143, 120, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F788C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.1% green and 54.9% blue (143, 120, 140).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#8F788C color codes

HEX	`#8F788C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 120, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, 12.59, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 14.67, 329.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.777, 21.166, 27.692)`
Decimal	`9402508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F788C, 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 #8F788C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F788C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #8F788C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f788c; }
.text { color: #8f788c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f788c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 120 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f788c, #8f7880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F788C?: #8F788C 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 #8F788C?: The RGB value is 143, 120, 140: 143 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F788C?: The complementary color is #788F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F788C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.