What color is #8B7C8E?

#8B7C8E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7C8E?

The RGB value is 139, 124, 142: 139 red, 124 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7C8E?

The complementary color is #7F8E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7C8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7C8E color

#8B7C8E rgb(139, 124, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7C8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 48.6% green and 55.7% blue (139, 124, 142).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#8B7C8E color codes

HEX	`#8B7C8E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 124, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 48.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 9.2, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 11.94, 320.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.737, 21.858, 28.607)`
Decimal	`9141390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7C8E, 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 #8B7C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #8B7C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7c8e; }
.text { color: #8b7c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 124 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7c8e, #8e7c88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7C8E?: #8B7C8E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7C8E?: The RGB value is 139, 124, 142: 139 red, 124 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7C8E?: The complementary color is #7F8E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7C8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.