What color is #8B7D90?

#8B7D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7D90?

The RGB value is 139, 125, 144: 139 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7D90?

The complementary color is #82907D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7D90 color

#8B7D90 rgb(139, 125, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7D90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 49% green and 56.5% blue (139, 125, 144).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#8B7D90 color codes

HEX	`#8B7D90`
RGB	`rgb(139, 125, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 49%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, 9.03, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 12.26, 317.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.014, 22.17, 29.447)`
Decimal	`9141648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7D90, 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 #8B7D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #8B7D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7d90; }
.text { color: #8b7d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 125 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7d90, #907d8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7D90?: #8B7D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7D90?: The RGB value is 139, 125, 144: 139 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7D90?: The complementary color is #82907D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.