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#8F7F85 Mighty Mauve

#8F7F85 is a medium gray named Mighty Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 49.8% green and 52.2% blue (rgb(143, 127, 133)). Its HSL value is 338° hue, 7% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black. #8F7F85 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.54:1.

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Variations of #8F7F85

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8F7F85 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8F7F85 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8F7F85 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #848485
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #808285
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #858185
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #848485
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #878285
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #927F81
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #907F83
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #838383
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #868284

#8F7F85 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.79:1 Poor#8F7F85 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.54:1 Good#8F7F85 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8F7F85 in CSS

/* Mighty Mauve */
.color { color: #8F7F85; }
.background { background-color: #8F7F85; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8F7F85; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(143 127 133);
color: hsl(338 7% 53%);
color: oklch(0.613 0.021 353.1);

#8F7F85 FAQ

What color is #8F7F85?

#8F7F85 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #8F7F85?

#8F7F85 is rgb(143, 127, 133) in RGB, hsl(338, 7%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8F7F85?

The complementary color of #8F7F85 is #7F8F89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8F7F85?

Black text has the best contrast on #8F7F85: 5.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8F7F85 a warm or cool color?

#8F7F85 is a neutral color.