What color is #8A396B?

#8A396B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A396B?

The RGB value is 138, 57, 107: 138 red, 57 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A396B?

The complementary color is #398A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A396B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A396B color

#8A396B rgb(138, 57, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8A396B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 22.4% green and 42% blue (138, 57, 107).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 42% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#8A396B color codes

HEX	`#8A396B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 57, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 22.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 42%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 59%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, 40.49, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 42.31, 343.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.599, 9.392, 14.951)`
Decimal	`9058667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A396B, 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 #8A396B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A396B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8A396B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a396b; }
.text { color: #8a396b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a396b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 57 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a396b, #8a3943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A396B?: #8A396B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A396B?: The RGB value is 138, 57, 107: 138 red, 57 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A396B?: The complementary color is #398A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A396B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.