What color is #8A8397?

#8A8397 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8397?

The RGB value is 138, 131, 151: 138 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8397?

The complementary color is #909783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8397 color

#8A8397 rgb(138, 131, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8397 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 51.4% green and 59.2% blue (138, 131, 151).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#8A8397 color codes

HEX	`#8A8397`
RGB	`rgb(138, 131, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 51.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.96, 6.67, -9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.96, 11.8, 304.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.182, 23.87, 32.606)`
Decimal	`9077655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8397, 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 #8A8397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #8A8397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8397; }
.text { color: #8a8397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 131 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8397, #948397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A8397?: #8A8397 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8397?: The RGB value is 138, 131, 151: 138 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8397?: The complementary color is #909783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.