Information about #8A7B85 color

#8A7B85 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A7B85 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 123, 133) — 54.1% red, 48.2% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 2 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8A7B85 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Venus (#8B7D82). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80) and Graceland (#877482).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 123, 133) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #8A7B85 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8A7B85 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8A7B85 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8A7B85

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Titanium color link
Titanium

#878681

Eighth Felix color link
Eighth Felix

#897C79

Middle Grey color link
Middle Grey

#8B8680

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A7B85
  • RGB138, 123, 133
  • CMYK0, 6, 2, 46
  • CSSrgb(138, 123, 133)
  • HSL320°, 6%, 51%
  • HSL Precise320°, 6.024%, 51.176%
  • HSV320°, 11%, 54%
  • HSB320°, 11%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.482, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.482, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.482, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A7B85
  • DECIMAL ID9075589
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01