What color is #8996B7?

#8996B7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8996B7?

The RGB value is 137, 150, 183: 137 red, 150 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8996B7?

The complementary color is #B7AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8996B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8996B7 color

#8996B7 rgb(137, 150, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8996B7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.8% green and 71.8% blue (137, 150, 183).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#8996B7 color codes

HEX	`#8996B7`
RGB	`rgb(137, 150, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.8%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 25%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.13, 2.81, -18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.13, 18.9, 278.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.768, 30.549, 49.119)`
Decimal	`9017015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8996B7, 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 #8996B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8996B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8996B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8996b7; }
.text { color: #8996b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8996b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 150 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8996b7, #9389b7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8996B7?: #8996B7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8996B7?: The RGB value is 137, 150, 183: 137 red, 150 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8996B7?: The complementary color is #B7AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8996B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.