What color is #8F7A7F?

#8F7A7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7A7F?

The RGB value is 143, 122, 127: 143 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7A7F?

The complementary color is #7A8F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7A7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7A7F color

#8F7A7F rgb(143, 122, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F7A7F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.8% green and 49.8% blue (143, 122, 127).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#8F7A7F color codes

HEX	`#8F7A7F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 122, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.27, 8.98, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.27, 8.98, 1.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.118, 21.292, 23.019)`
Decimal	`9403007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7A7F, 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 #8F7A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #8F7A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7a7f; }
.text { color: #8f7a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 122 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7a7f, #8f807a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F7A7F?: #8F7A7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7A7F?: The RGB value is 143, 122, 127: 143 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7A7F?: The complementary color is #7A8F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7A7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.